NGC 2688

Summary

NGC 2688 is a lenticular galaxy^[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (lenticular_galaxy category, ranking #13 of 73).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2688 is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse^[3].
• NGC 2688's image is recorded as NGC 2688 SDSS.png^[4].
• NGC 2688's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[5].
• NGC 2688's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 2688's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major^[7].
• NGC 2688's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 2688's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2688^[9].
• NGC 2688's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2688^[10].
• NGC 2688's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J08551161+4907218^[11].
• NGC 2688's catalog code is recorded as PGC 25048^[12].
• NGC 2688's catalog code is recorded as MCG+08-16-040^[13].
• NGC 2688's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J085511.61+490721.4^[14].
• NGC 2688's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +49.0113^[15].
• NGC 2688's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 25048^[16].
• NGC 2688's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J085511.60+490721.3^[17].
• NGC 2688's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1014360263297150336^[18].
• NGC 2688's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1858-03-11T00:00:00Z^[19].
• NGC 2688's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05204'}^[20].
• NGC 2688's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.8'}^[21].
• NGC 2688's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+18.6959'}^[22].
• NGC 2688's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16'}^[23].
• NGC 2688's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.652'}^[24].
• NGC 2688's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.034'}^[25].
• NGC 2688's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.311'}^[26].
• NGC 2688's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.225'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2688 is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2688 draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (lenticular_galaxy category, ranking #13 of 73).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]