NGC 990
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NGC 990
Summary
NGC 990 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #21 of 122).[2]
Key Facts
- NGC 990 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
- NGC 990's image is recorded as NGC 0990 DSS.jpg[4].
- NGC 990's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[5].
- NGC 990's constellation is recorded as Aries[6].
- NGC 990's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[7].
- NGC 990's part of is recorded as Q67624590[8].
- NGC 990's part of is recorded as Q67795515[9].
- NGC 990's Commons category is recorded as NGC 990[10].
- NGC 990's catalog code is recorded as NGC 990[11].
- NGC 990's catalog code is recorded as UGC 2089[12].
- NGC 990's catalog code is recorded as PGC 9890[13].
- NGC 990's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02361820+1138315[14].
- NGC 990's catalog code is recorded as MCG+02-07-018[15].
- NGC 990's catalog code is recorded as UZC J023618.2+113832[16].
- NGC 990's catalog code is recorded as Z 0233.6+1126[17].
- NGC 990's catalog code is recorded as Z 439-19[18].
- NGC 990's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 9890[19].
- NGC 990's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-09-21T00:00:00Z[20].
- NGC 990's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.011701'}[21].
- NGC 990's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.5'}[22].
- NGC 990's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.309'}[23].
- NGC 990's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}[24].
- NGC 990's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.654'}[25].
- NGC 990's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.318'}[26].
- NGC 990's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+3514'}[27].
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Works and Contributions
NGC 990 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
Why It Matters
NGC 990 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #21 of 122).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]