NGC 946

Summary

NGC 946 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 946 is credited with the discovery of Édouard Stephan^[3].
• NGC 946's image is recorded as NGC 0946 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 946's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 946's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 946's constellation is recorded as Andromeda^[7].
• NGC 946's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 946's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0:^[9].
• NGC 946's part of is recorded as Q67622822^[10].
• NGC 946's part of is recorded as Q67624654^[11].
• NGC 946's part of is recorded as Q67792922^[12].
• NGC 946's Commons category is recorded as NGC 946^[13].
• NGC 946's catalog code is recorded as NGC 946^[14].
• NGC 946's catalog code is recorded as MCG+07-06-026^[15].
• NGC 946's catalog code is recorded as PGC 9556^[16].
• NGC 946's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02303850+4213556^[17].
• NGC 946's catalog code is recorded as UGC 1979^[18].
• NGC 946's catalog code is recorded as Z 539-34^[19].
• NGC 946's catalog code is recorded as UZC J023038.5+421357^[20].
• NGC 946's catalog code is recorded as Z 0227.5+4201^[21].
• NGC 946's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +42.0091^[22].
• NGC 946's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 9556^[23].
• NGC 946's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 338778812628380544^[24].
• NGC 946's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1884-12-12T00:00:00Z^[25].
• NGC 946's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01902'}^[26].
• NGC 946's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.019020'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67622822^[10], Q67624654^[11], and Q67792922^[12].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 946^[14], MCG+07-06-026^[15], PGC 9556^[16], 2MASX J02303850+4213556^[17], UGC 1979^[18], and Z 539-34^[19].

Why It Matters

NGC 946 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]