NGC 285

Summary

NGC 285 is a lenticular galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 285 is credited with the discovery of Francis Preserved Leavenworth^[3].
• NGC 285's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[4].
• NGC 285's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[5].
• NGC 285's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E-S0^[6].
• NGC 285's Commons category is recorded as NGC 285^[7].
• NGC 285's catalog code is recorded as NGC 285^[8].
• NGC 285's catalog code is recorded as PGC 3141^[9].
• NGC 285's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00532985-1309381^[10].
• NGC 285's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 3141^[11].
• NGC 285's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2373222013772929792^[12].
• NGC 285's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• NGC 285's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 285^[14].
• NGC 285's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.037976'}^[15].
• NGC 285's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.7'}^[16].
• NGC 285's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.6434'}^[17].
• NGC 285's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.90'}^[18].
• NGC 285's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.774'}^[19].
• NGC 285's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.065'}^[20].
• NGC 285's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.727'}^[21].
• NGC 285's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+11385'}^[22].
• NGC 285's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+13.37446007984760'}^[23].
• NGC 285's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-13.16075955813190'}^[24].
• NGC 285's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[25].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 285's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 285 has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]