NGC 966

Summary

NGC 966 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 966 is credited with the discovery of Francis Preserved Leavenworth^[3].
• NGC 966's image is recorded as NGC 966 DSS.png^[4].
• NGC 966's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 966's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 966's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 966's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E-S0^[8].
• NGC 966's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[9].
• NGC 966's part of is recorded as Q67622838^[10].
• NGC 966's part of is recorded as Q67624570^[11].
• NGC 966's part of is recorded as Q67795044^[12].
• NGC 966's Commons category is recorded as NGC 966^[13].
• NGC 966's catalog code is recorded as ESO 545-30^[14].
• NGC 966's catalog code is recorded as PGC 9626^[15].
• NGC 966's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02314714-1952541^[16].
• NGC 966's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ023147.2-195254^[17].
• NGC 966's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 545-0300^[18].
• NGC 966's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05862-01795^[19].
• NGC 966's catalog code is recorded as MCG-03-07-029^[20].
• NGC 966's catalog code is recorded as SGC 022928-2006.1^[21].
• NGC 966's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 9626^[22].
• NGC 966's catalog code is recorded as NGC 966^[23].
• NGC 966's catalog code is recorded as APMBGC 545-030+002^[24].
• NGC 966's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z^[25].
• NGC 966's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.033690'}^[26].
• NGC 966's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67622838^[10], Q67624570^[11], and Q67795044^[12].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include ESO 545-30^[14], PGC 9626^[15], 2MASX J02314714-1952541^[16], 6dFGS gJ023147.2-195254^[17], ESO-LV 545-0300^[18], and GSC 05862-01795^[19].

Why It Matters

NGC 966 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]