NGC 2863

Summary

NGC 2863 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2863 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2863's image is recorded as NGC 2863 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2863's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 2863's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 2863's constellation is recorded as Hydra^[7].
• NGC 2863's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sm^[8].
• NGC 2863's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2863^[9].
• NGC 2863's said to be the same as is recorded as NGC 2869^[10].
• NGC 2863's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2863^[11].
• NGC 2863's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 09211-1012^[12].
• NGC 2863's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J09233654-1026014^[13].
• NGC 2863's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-24-018^[14].
• NGC 2863's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F09211-1013^[15].
• NGC 2863's catalog code is recorded as PGC 26609^[16].
• NGC 2863's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2869^[17].
• NGC 2863's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ092336.6-102602^[18].
• NGC 2863's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q09211-1012^[19].
• NGC 2863's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0923-10^[20].
• NGC 2863's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 26609^[21].
• NGC 2863's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5739733619371758720^[22].
• NGC 2863's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-03-25T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 2863's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.005944'}^[24].
• NGC 2863's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}^[25].
• NGC 2863's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[26].
• NGC 2863's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.56'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2863^[11], IRAS 09211-1012^[12], 2MASX J09233654-1026014^[13], MCG-02-24-018^[14], IRAS F09211-1013^[15], and PGC 26609^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 2863 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]