NGC 2305

Summary

NGC 2305 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #22 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2305 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2305's image is recorded as NGC 2305 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2305's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 2305's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[6].
• NGC 2305's constellation is recorded as Volans^[7].
• NGC 2305's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[8].
• NGC 2305's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2305^[9].
• NGC 2305's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2305^[10].
• NGC 2305's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J06483729-6416240^[11].
• NGC 2305's catalog code is recorded as ESO 87-44^[12].
• NGC 2305's catalog code is recorded as PGC 19641^[13].
• NGC 2305's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ064837.3-641624^[14].
• NGC 2305's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 87-0440^[15].
• NGC 2305's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 870-0440^[16].
• NGC 2305's catalog code is recorded as SGC 064819-6412.9^[17].
• NGC 2305's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 19641^[18].
• NGC 2305's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J06483727-6416238^[19].
• NGC 2305's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J064837.2-641624^[20].
• NGC 2305's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-11-30T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 2305's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.011335'}^[22].
• NGC 2305's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.011335'}^[23].
• NGC 2305's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.8'}^[24].
• NGC 2305's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.82'}^[25].
• NGC 2305's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.98'}^[26].
• NGC 2305's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.351'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2305 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2305 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #22 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]