NGC 2740

Summary

NGC 2740 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2740 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2740's image is recorded as NGC 2739 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2740's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 2740's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 2740's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major^[7].
• NGC 2740's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sab^[8].
• NGC 2740's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBa^[9].
• NGC 2740's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2740^[10].
• NGC 2740's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2740^[11].
• NGC 2740's catalog code is recorded as PGC 25531^[12].
• NGC 2740's catalog code is recorded as MCG+09-15-086^[13].
• NGC 2740's catalog code is recorded as KPG 185b^[14].
• NGC 2740's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J09060498+5144071^[15].
• NGC 2740's catalog code is recorded as UZC J090605.0+514408^[16].
• NGC 2740's catalog code is recorded as Z 0902.5+5156^[17].
• NGC 2740's catalog code is recorded as Z 264-60^[18].
• NGC 2740's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J090604.98+514407.1^[19].
• NGC 2740's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 25531^[20].
• NGC 2740's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J090604.98+514407.0^[21].
• NGC 2740's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1016572343253182720^[22].
• NGC 2740's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1831-02-17T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 2740's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02958'}^[24].
• NGC 2740's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02951'}^[25].
• NGC 2740's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[26].
• NGC 2740's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+18.6483'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2740^[11], PGC 25531^[12], MCG+09-15-086^[13], KPG 185b^[14], 2MASX J09060498+5144071^[15], and UZC J090605.0+514408^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 2740 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]