NGC 973

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NGC 973

Summary

NGC 973 is a Seyfert 2 galaxy[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (seyfert_2_galaxy category, ranking #9 of 33).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 973 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].
  • NGC 973's image is recorded as NGC 0973 DSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 973's instance of is recorded as Seyfert 2 galaxy[5].
  • NGC 973's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[6].
  • NGC 973's constellation is recorded as Triangulum[7].
  • NGC 973's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb[8].
  • NGC 973's part of is recorded as Q67622841[9].
  • NGC 973's part of is recorded as Q67624584[10].
  • NGC 973's part of is recorded as Q67795748[11].
  • NGC 973's Commons category is recorded as NGC 973[12].
  • NGC 973's catalog code is recorded as NGC 973[13].
  • NGC 973's catalog code is recorded as UGC 2048[14].
  • NGC 973's catalog code is recorded as KUG 0231+322[15].
  • NGC 973's catalog code is recorded as PGC 9795[16].
  • NGC 973's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02342010+3230200[17].
  • NGC 973's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 02313+3217[18].
  • NGC 973's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F02313+3217[19].
  • NGC 973's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-07-013[20].
  • NGC 973's catalog code is recorded as PSCz P02313+3217[21].
  • NGC 973's catalog code is recorded as UZC J023420.2+323019[22].
  • NGC 973's catalog code is recorded as Z 0231.3+3217[23].
  • NGC 973's catalog code is recorded as Z 505-14[24].
  • NGC 973's catalog code is recorded as 2MFGC 2024[25].
  • NGC 973's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 9795[26].
  • NGC 973's catalog code is recorded as RFGC 553[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 973 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 973 draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (seyfert_2_galaxy category, ranking #9 of 33).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 973. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-973
MLA “NGC 973.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-973.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-973_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 973}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-973}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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