NGC 991

Summary

NGC 991 is a low-surface-brightness galaxy^[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (low_surface_brightness_galaxy category, ranking #13 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 991 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 991's image is recorded as NGC 0991 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 991's instance of is recorded as low-surface-brightness galaxy^[5].
• NGC 991's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 991's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 991's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBc^[8].
• NGC 991's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SABcd^[9].
• NGC 991's part of is recorded as Q67793291^[10].
• NGC 991's Commons category is recorded as NGC 991^[11].
• NGC 991's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ023532.8-070916^[12].
• NGC 991's catalog code is recorded as AGC 420153^[13].
• NGC 991's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0235-07^[14].
• NGC 991's catalog code is recorded as MCG-01-07-023^[15].
• NGC 991's catalog code is recorded as NGC 991^[16].
• NGC 991's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J023532.68-070915.9^[17].
• NGC 991's catalog code is recorded as PGC 9846^[18].
• NGC 991's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 9846^[19].
• NGC 991's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5178210999550720768^[20].
• NGC 991's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-09-10T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 991's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.00510'}^[22].
• NGC 991's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.7'}^[23].
• NGC 991's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.36'}^[24].
• NGC 991's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}^[25].
• NGC 991's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[26].
• NGC 991's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+19.4716'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 991 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 991 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (low_surface_brightness_galaxy category, ranking #13 of 19).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]