NGC 947

Summary

NGC 947 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 947 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 947's image is recorded as NGC 0947 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 947's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 947's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 947's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 947's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBc^[8].
• NGC 947's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc^[9].
• NGC 947's Commons category is recorded as NGC 947^[10].
• NGC 947's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02283311-1902318^[11].
• NGC 947's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ022833.1-190232^[12].
• NGC 947's catalog code is recorded as AGC 21882^[13].
• NGC 947's catalog code is recorded as ESO 545-21^[14].
• NGC 947's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 545-0210^[15].
• NGC 947's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05862-02301^[16].
• NGC 947's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0228-19^[17].
• NGC 947's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 02262-1915^[18].
• NGC 947's catalog code is recorded as MCG-03-07-022^[19].
• NGC 947's catalog code is recorded as NGC 947^[20].
• NGC 947's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q02262-1915^[21].
• NGC 947's catalog code is recorded as SGC 022613-1915.8^[22].
• NGC 947's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 9420^[23].
• NGC 947's catalog code is recorded as PGC 9420^[24].
• NGC 947's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5130575212324766336^[25].
• NGC 947's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-11-10T00:00:00Z^[26].
• NGC 947's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.016618'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASX J02283311-1902318^[11], 6dFGS gJ022833.1-190232^[12], AGC 21882^[13], ESO 545-21^[14], ESO-LV 545-0210^[15], and GSC 05862-02301^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 947 has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]