NGC 1340

Summary

NGC 1340 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #19 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1340 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1340's image is recorded as NGC 1344.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1340's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1340's constellation is recorded as Fornax^[6].
• NGC 1340's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[7].
• NGC 1340's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E5^[8].
• NGC 1340's part of is recorded as Fornax Cluster^[9].
• NGC 1340's part of is recorded as Q67622944^[10].
• NGC 1340's part of is recorded as Q67624687^[11].
• NGC 1340's part of is recorded as Q67792925^[12].
• NGC 1340's part of is recorded as Q67797429^[13].
• NGC 1340's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1340^[14].
• NGC 1340's said to be the same as is recorded as NGC 1344^[15].
• NGC 1340's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1340^[16].
• NGC 1340's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1344^[17].
• NGC 1340's catalog code is recorded as PGC 12923^[18].
• NGC 1340's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J03281966-3104054^[19].
• NGC 1340's catalog code is recorded as ESO 418-5^[20].
• NGC 1340's catalog code is recorded as MCG-05-09-005^[21].
• NGC 1340's catalog code is recorded as AM 0326-311^[22].
• NGC 1340's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 418-0050^[23].
• NGC 1340's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ032819.6-310405^[24].
• NGC 1340's catalog code is recorded as SGC 032617-3114.4^[25].
• NGC 1340's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 12923^[26].
• NGC 1340's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1790-00-00T00:00:00Z^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 1340 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1340 draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #19 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]