NGC 1998

Summary

NGC 1998 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 1998 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 1998's image is recorded as NGC 1998 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 1998's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 1998's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 1998's constellation is recorded as Pictor^[7].
• NGC 1998's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 1998's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1998^[9].
• NGC 1998's catalog code is recorded as ESO 204-15^[10].
• NGC 1998's catalog code is recorded as PGC 17434^[11].
• NGC 1998's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1998^[12].
• NGC 1998's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J05331577-4841442^[13].
• NGC 1998's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 204-0150^[14].
• NGC 1998's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1995^[15].
• NGC 1998's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ053315.8-484144^[16].
• NGC 1998's catalog code is recorded as SGC 053157-4843.7^[17].
• NGC 1998's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 17434^[18].
• NGC 1998's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4797041040099578880^[19].
• NGC 1998's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-12-28T00:00:00Z^[20].
• NGC 1998's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.015137'}^[21].
• NGC 1998's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[22].
• NGC 1998's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.18'}^[23].
• NGC 1998's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.62'}^[24].
• NGC 1998's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.2215'}^[25].
• NGC 1998's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.912'}^[26].
• NGC 1998's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.244'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy^[5] and lenticular galaxy^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include ESO 204-15^[10], PGC 17434^[11], NGC 1998^[12], 2MASX J05331577-4841442^[13], ESO-LV 204-0150^[14], and NGC 1995^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 1998 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]