NGC 2291

Summary

NGC 2291 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2291 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2291's image is recorded as NGC 2291.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2291's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 2291's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 2291's constellation is recorded as Gemini^[7].
• NGC 2291's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 2291's part of is recorded as Q67623168^[9].
• NGC 2291's part of is recorded as Q67624993^[10].
• NGC 2291's part of is recorded as Q67791049^[11].
• NGC 2291's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2291^[12].
• NGC 2291's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2291^[13].
• NGC 2291's catalog code is recorded as MCG+06-15-013^[14].
• NGC 2291's catalog code is recorded as PGC 19719^[15].
• NGC 2291's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J06505858+3331305^[16].
• NGC 2291's catalog code is recorded as Z 175-20^[17].
• NGC 2291's catalog code is recorded as UZC J065058.5+333132^[18].
• NGC 2291's catalog code is recorded as Z 0647.6+3335^[19].
• NGC 2291's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +33.0090^[20].
• NGC 2291's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 19719^[21].
• NGC 2291's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 937792713080526592^[22].
• NGC 2291's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1827-01-22T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 2291's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/080d7c0^[24].
• NGC 2291's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.017252'}^[25].
• NGC 2291's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}^[26].
• NGC 2291's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.4060'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67623168^[9], Q67624993^[10], and Q67791049^[11].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2291^[13], MCG+06-15-013^[14], PGC 19719^[15], 2MASX J06505858+3331305^[16], Z 175-20^[17], and UZC J065058.5+333132^[18].

Why It Matters

NGC 2291 ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]