NGC 2229

lenticular galaxy in the constellation Dorado
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NGC 2229

Summary

NGC 2229 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2229 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 2229's image is recorded as NGC 2235 DSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 2229's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 2229's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[6].
  • NGC 2229's constellation is recorded as Dorado[7].
  • NGC 2229's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[8].
  • NGC 2229's part of is recorded as Q67849964[9].
  • NGC 2229's part of is recorded as Q67623141[10].
  • NGC 2229's part of is recorded as Q67624968[11].
  • NGC 2229's part of is recorded as Q67792943[12].
  • NGC 2229's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2229[13].
  • NGC 2229's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2229[14].
  • NGC 2229's catalog code is recorded as PGC 18867[15].
  • NGC 2229's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J06212367-6457240[16].
  • NGC 2229's catalog code is recorded as ESO 87-8[17].
  • NGC 2229's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 87-0080[18].
  • NGC 2229's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ062123.7-645724[19].
  • NGC 2229's catalog code is recorded as SGC 062112-6455.8[20].
  • NGC 2229's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 18867[21].
  • NGC 2229's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5284786253609076608[22].
  • NGC 2229's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-11-30T00:00:00Z[23].
  • NGC 2229's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02819'}[24].
  • NGC 2229's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.028097'}[25].
  • NGC 2229's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}[26].
  • NGC 2229's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.40'}[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67849964[9], Q67623141[10], Q67624968[11], and Q67792943[12].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2229[14], PGC 18867[15], 2MASX J06212367-6457240[16], ESO 87-8[17], ESO-LV 87-0080[18], and 6dFGS gJ062123.7-645724[19].

Why It Matters

NGC 2229 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Streaming motions of galaxy clusters within 12 000 km s-1 -- I. New spectroscopic data. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-2229_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 2229}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2229}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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