NGC 2556

Summary

NGC 2556 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2556 is credited with the discovery of Albert Marth^[3].
• NGC 2556's image is recorded as NGC 2556 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2556's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 2556's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 2556's constellation is recorded as Cancer^[7].
• NGC 2556's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[8].
• NGC 2556's part of is recorded as Q67790424^[9].
• NGC 2556's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2556^[10].
• NGC 2556's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2556^[11].
• NGC 2556's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J08190087+2056133^[12].
• NGC 2556's catalog code is recorded as PGC 23325^[13].
• NGC 2556's catalog code is recorded as AGC 180195^[14].
• NGC 2556's catalog code is recorded as Z 119-45^[15].
• NGC 2556's catalog code is recorded as UZC J081900.9+205613^[16].
• NGC 2556's catalog code is recorded as Z 0816.2+2105^[17].
• NGC 2556's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +21.0177^[18].
• NGC 2556's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 23325^[19].
• NGC 2556's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 675748477655092096^[20].
• NGC 2556's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1865-02-17T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 2556's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.015421'}^[22].
• NGC 2556's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[23].
• NGC 2556's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.5'}^[24].
• NGC 2556's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.3031'}^[25].
• NGC 2556's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.160'}^[26].
• NGC 2556's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.607'}^[27].

Body

Geography

NGC 2556's part of is recorded as Q67790424^[9].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2556^[11], 2MASX J08190087+2056133^[12], PGC 23325^[13], AGC 180195^[14], Z 119-45^[15], and UZC J081900.9+205613^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 2556 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]