NGC 879

Summary

NGC 879 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 879 is credited with the discovery of Francis Preserved Leavenworth^[3].
• NGC 879's image is recorded as NGC 0879 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 879's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 879's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 879's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 879's galaxy morphological type is recorded as I^[8].
• NGC 879's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S...^[9].
• NGC 879's Commons category is recorded as NGC 879^[10].
• NGC 879's catalog code is recorded as NGC 879^[11].
• NGC 879's catalog code is recorded as KUG 0214-091^[12].
• NGC 879's catalog code is recorded as PGC 8705^[13].
• NGC 879's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02165120-0857504^[14].
• NGC 879's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ021651.2-085750^[15].
• NGC 879's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J021651.20-085750.4^[16].
• NGC 879's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 8705^[17].
• NGC 879's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• NGC 879's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01320'}^[19].
• NGC 879's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.5'}^[20].
• NGC 879's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.29'}^[21].
• NGC 879's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.59'}^[22].
• NGC 879's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.194'}^[23].
• NGC 879's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.468'}^[24].
• NGC 879's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.605'}^[25].
• NGC 879's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.477'}^[26].
• NGC 879's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.160'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy^[5] and spiral galaxy^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 879^[11], KUG 0214-091^[12], PGC 8705^[13], 2MASX J02165120-0857504^[14], 6dFGS gJ021651.2-085750^[15], and SDSS J021651.20-085750.4^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 879 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]