NGC 1242

Summary

NGC 1242 is a galaxy^[1]. NGC 1242 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1242 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1242's image is recorded as NGC 1241GALEX.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1242's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1242's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 1242's constellation is recorded as Eridanus^[7].
• NGC 1242's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBc^[8].
• NGC 1242's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 6^[9].
• NGC 1242's part of is recorded as Q67793131^[10].
• NGC 1242's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1242^[11].
• NGC 1242's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1242^[12].
• NGC 1242's catalog code is recorded as PGC 11892^[13].
• NGC 1242's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-09-012^[14].
• NGC 1242's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J03111933-0854086^[15].
• NGC 1242's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05294-00840^[16].
• NGC 1242's catalog code is recorded as AGC 430083^[17].
• NGC 1242's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 11892^[18].
• NGC 1242's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-12-15T00:00:00Z^[19].
• NGC 1242's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 1242^[20].
• NGC 1242's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0125'}^[21].
• NGC 1242's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0125'}^[22].
• NGC 1242's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.71'}^[23].
• NGC 1242's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.27'}^[24].
• NGC 1242's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.32'}^[25].
• NGC 1242's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.080'}^[26].
• NGC 1242's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.373'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 1242 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1242 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]