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NGC 1248

lenticular galaxy in the constellation Eridanus
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NGC 1248

Summary

NGC 1248 is a galaxy[1]. NGC 1248 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 1248 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 1248's image is recorded as NGC 1248 DSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 1248's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 1248's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[6].
  • NGC 1248's constellation is recorded as Eridanus[7].
  • NGC 1248's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[8].
  • NGC 1248's part of is recorded as Q67624674[9].
  • NGC 1248's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1248[10].
  • NGC 1248's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1248[11].
  • NGC 1248's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J03124855-0513288[12].
  • NGC 1248's catalog code is recorded as PGC 11970[13].
  • NGC 1248's catalog code is recorded as MCG-01-09-016[14].
  • NGC 1248's catalog code is recorded as GSC 04714-00455[15].
  • NGC 1248's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ031248.6-051329[16].
  • NGC 1248's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 11970[17].
  • NGC 1248's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-10-05T00:00:00Z[18].
  • NGC 1248's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.007398'}[19].
  • NGC 1248's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.5'}[20].
  • NGC 1248's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.9476'}[21].
  • NGC 1248's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.5'}[22].
  • NGC 1248's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.463'}[23].
  • NGC 1248's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.780'}[24].
  • NGC 1248's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.534'}[25].
  • NGC 1248's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+2235'}[26].
  • NGC 1248's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+30.4'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 1248 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1248 has Wikipedia articles in 29 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The ATLAS3D project - I. A volume-limited sample of 260 nearby early-type galaxies: science goals and selection criteria. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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