NGC 887

Summary

NGC 887 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 887 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 887's image is recorded as NGC 0887 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 887's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 887's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 887's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 887's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc^[8].
• NGC 887's Commons category is recorded as NGC 887^[9].
• NGC 887's catalog code is recorded as NGC 887^[10].
• NGC 887's catalog code is recorded as PGC 8868^[11].
• NGC 887's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02193261-1604110^[12].
• NGC 887's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ021932.6-160411^[13].
• NGC 887's catalog code is recorded as AGC 420067^[14].
• NGC 887's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0219-16^[15].
• NGC 887's catalog code is recorded as MCG-03-07-001^[16].
• NGC 887's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 8868^[17].
• NGC 887's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5144223587599297152^[18].
• NGC 887's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-12-30T00:00:00Z^[19].
• NGC 887's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.014373'}^[20].
• NGC 887's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}^[21].
• NGC 887's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}^[22].
• NGC 887's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.46'}^[23].
• NGC 887's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}^[24].
• NGC 887's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.8436'}^[25].
• NGC 887's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.279'}^[26].
• NGC 887's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.593'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 887^[10], PGC 8868^[11], 2MASX J02193261-1604110^[12], 6dFGS gJ021932.6-160411^[13], AGC 420067^[14], and HIPASS J0219-16^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 887 has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]