NGC 2662

Summary

NGC 2662 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2662 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2662's image is recorded as NGC 2662 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2662's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 2662's constellation is recorded as Hydra^[6].
• NGC 2662's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[7].
• NGC 2662's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2662^[8].
• NGC 2662's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2662^[9].
• NGC 2662's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J08453200-1507161^[10].
• NGC 2662's catalog code is recorded as PGC 24612^[11].
• NGC 2662's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-23-002^[12].
• NGC 2662's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G -14.0271^[13].
• NGC 2662's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 24612^[14].
• NGC 2662's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1836-03-16T00:00:00Z^[15].
• NGC 2662's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[16].
• NGC 2662's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.697'}^[17].
• NGC 2662's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15'}^[18].
• NGC 2662's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.026'}^[19].
• NGC 2662's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.723'}^[20].
• NGC 2662's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+3957'}^[21].
• NGC 2662's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122jkt60^[22].
• NGC 2662's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2662^[23].
• NGC 2662's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2662^[24].
• NGC 2662's Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID is recorded as 24612^[25].
• NGC 2662's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+131.3833458'}^[26].
• NGC 2662's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-15.1211444'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2662 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2662 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]