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NGC 286

lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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NGC 286

Summary

NGC 286 is a lenticular galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 286 is credited with the discovery of Francis Preserved Leavenworth[3].
  • NGC 286's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[4].
  • NGC 286's constellation is recorded as Cetus[5].
  • NGC 286's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[6].
  • NGC 286's Commons category is recorded as NGC 286[7].
  • NGC 286's catalog code is recorded as NGC 286[8].
  • NGC 286's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-03-034[9].
  • NGC 286's catalog code is recorded as PGC 3142[10].
  • NGC 286's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00533032-1306461[11].
  • NGC 286's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05272-01507[12].
  • NGC 286's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ005330.4-130646[13].
  • NGC 286's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G -13.0038[14].
  • NGC 286's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 3142[15].
  • NGC 286's catalog code is recorded as PRC C-4[16].
  • NGC 286's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • NGC 286's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 286[18].
  • NGC 286's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.036278'}[19].
  • NGC 286's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.036278'}[20].
  • NGC 286's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.1'}[21].
  • NGC 286's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14'}[22].
  • NGC 286's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.72'}[23].
  • NGC 286's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.963'}[24].
  • NGC 286's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.322'}[25].
  • NGC 286's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.019'}[26].
  • NGC 286's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+10865'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 286's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 286 has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The morphological catalogue of galaxies equatorial survey. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Cosmicflows-3. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 286. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-286
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-286_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 286}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-286}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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