NGC 2604

Summary

NGC 2604 is a spiral galaxy^[1]. It draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #35 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2604 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2604's image is recorded as NGC 2604 SDSS.png^[4].
• NGC 2604's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[5].
• NGC 2604's instance of is recorded as HI (21cm) source^[6].
• NGC 2604's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[7].
• NGC 2604's constellation is recorded as Cancer^[8].
• NGC 2604's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBc^[9].
• NGC 2604's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBcd^[10].
• NGC 2604's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2604^[11].
• NGC 2604's said to be the same as is recorded as NGC 2604A^[12].
• NGC 2604's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2604^[13].
• NGC 2604's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-20-022^[14].
• NGC 2604's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 08303+2942^[15].
• NGC 2604's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2604A^[16].
• NGC 2604's catalog code is recorded as PGC 23998^[17].
• NGC 2604's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J08332305+2932190^[18].
• NGC 2604's catalog code is recorded as UGC 4469^[19].
• NGC 2604's catalog code is recorded as Z 149-48^[20].
• NGC 2604's catalog code is recorded as Z 0830.3+2943^[21].
• NGC 2604's catalog code is recorded as UZC J083322.9+293217^[22].
• NGC 2604's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q08303+2942^[23].
• NGC 2604's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J083323.13+293219.7^[24].
• NGC 2604's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 23998^[25].
• NGC 2604's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-03-12T00:00:00Z^[26].
• NGC 2604's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.006981'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include spiral galaxy^[5], HI (21cm) source^[6], and infrared source^[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2604^[13], MCG+05-20-022^[14], IRAS 08303+2942^[15], NGC 2604A^[16], PGC 23998^[17], and 2MASX J08332305+2932190^[18].

Why It Matters

NGC 2604 draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #35 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]