NGC 1087

Summary

NGC 1087 is an intermediate spiral galaxy^[1]. It draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (intermediate_spiral_galaxy category, ranking #4 of 24).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1087 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1087's image is recorded as NGC 1087 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1087's instance of is recorded as intermediate spiral galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1087's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[6].
• NGC 1087's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBc^[7].
• NGC 1087's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBd^[8].
• NGC 1087's part of is recorded as Q67624582^[9].
• NGC 1087's part of is recorded as Q67793387^[10].
• NGC 1087's part of is recorded as Q67797511^[11].
• NGC 1087's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1087^[12].
• NGC 1087's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1087^[13].
• NGC 1087's catalog code is recorded as PGC 10496^[14].
• NGC 1087's catalog code is recorded as UGC 2245^[15].
• NGC 1087's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02462517-0029553^[16].
• NGC 1087's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 02438-0042^[17].
• NGC 1087's catalog code is recorded as MCG+00-08-009^[18].
• NGC 1087's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0246-00a^[19].
• NGC 1087's catalog code is recorded as Z 389-10^[20].
• NGC 1087's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ024625.2-002955^[21].
• NGC 1087's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J024625.16-002955.1^[22].
• NGC 1087's catalog code is recorded as Z 0243.9-0042^[23].
• NGC 1087's catalog code is recorded as UZC J024625.2-002954^[24].
• NGC 1087's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q02438-0042^[25].
• NGC 1087's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J024625.16-002955.2^[26].
• NGC 1087's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 10496^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 1087 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1087 draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (intermediate_spiral_galaxy category, ranking #4 of 24).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]