NGC 1209

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NGC 1209

Summary

NGC 1209 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. NGC 1209 has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 1209 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 1209's image is recorded as NGC 1209 SDSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 1209's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[5].
  • NGC 1209's constellation is recorded as Eridanus[6].
  • NGC 1209's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E6[7].
  • NGC 1209's part of is recorded as Q67622903[8].
  • NGC 1209's part of is recorded as Q67624643[9].
  • NGC 1209's part of is recorded as Q67794469[10].
  • NGC 1209's part of is recorded as Q67797476[11].
  • NGC 1209's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1209[12].
  • NGC 1209's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1209[13].
  • NGC 1209's catalog code is recorded as PGC 11638[14].
  • NGC 1209's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J03060302-1536405[15].
  • NGC 1209's catalog code is recorded as MCG-03-08-073[16].
  • NGC 1209's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05865-00559[17].
  • NGC 1209's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ030603.0-153640[18].
  • NGC 1209's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 11638[19].
  • NGC 1209's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-12-30T00:00:00Z[20].
  • NGC 1209's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.008749'}[21].
  • NGC 1209's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.4'}[22].
  • NGC 1209's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.42'}[23].
  • NGC 1209's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12'}[24].
  • NGC 1209's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.245'}[25].
  • NGC 1209's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.551'}[26].
  • NGC 1209's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.323'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 1209 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1209 has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Investigating early-type galaxy evolution with a multiwavelength approach – I. X-ray properties of 12 galaxies observed with Swift and XMM–Newton. 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q1042151_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 1209}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1042151}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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