NGC 2208

lenticular galaxy in the constellation Auriga
Thing lenticular_galaxy Q738318
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NGC 2208

Summary

NGC 2208 is a lenticular galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2208 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].
  • NGC 2208's image is recorded as NGC 2208 DSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 2208's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[5].
  • NGC 2208's constellation is recorded as Auriga[6].
  • NGC 2208's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[7].
  • NGC 2208's part of is recorded as Q67792805[8].
  • NGC 2208's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2208[9].
  • NGC 2208's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2208[10].
  • NGC 2208's catalog code is recorded as MCG+09-11-010[11].
  • NGC 2208's catalog code is recorded as PGC 18911[12].
  • NGC 2208's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J06223463+5154345[13].
  • NGC 2208's catalog code is recorded as UGC 3452[14].
  • NGC 2208's catalog code is recorded as UZC J062234.6+515434[15].
  • NGC 2208's catalog code is recorded as Z 0618.5+5157[16].
  • NGC 2208's catalog code is recorded as Z 260-7[17].
  • NGC 2208's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +51.0053[18].
  • NGC 2208's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 18911[19].
  • NGC 2208's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-11-24T00:00:00Z[20].
  • NGC 2208's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.018763'}[21].
  • NGC 2208's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.61'}[22].
  • NGC 2208's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.081'}[23].
  • NGC 2208's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.70'}[24].
  • NGC 2208's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.353'}[25].
  • NGC 2208's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.038'}[26].
  • NGC 2208's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+5816'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2208 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2208 has Wikipedia articles in 10 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] . haroldcorwin.net. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q66470551. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 2208. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2208
MLA “NGC 2208.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2208.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-2208_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 2208}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2208}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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