NGC 2888

Summary

NGC 2888 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #23 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2888 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2888's image is recorded as NGC 2888 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2888's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 2888's constellation is recorded as Pyxis^[6].
• NGC 2888's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E/S0^[7].
• NGC 2888's part of is recorded as Q67625223^[8].
• NGC 2888's part of is recorded as Q67625797^[9].
• NGC 2888's part of is recorded as Q67627148^[10].
• NGC 2888's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2888^[11].
• NGC 2888's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2888^[12].
• NGC 2888's catalog code is recorded as MCG-05-23-001^[13].
• NGC 2888's catalog code is recorded as PGC 26768^[14].
• NGC 2888's catalog code is recorded as ESO 434-2^[15].
• NGC 2888's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J09261966-2802061^[16].
• NGC 2888's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ092619.7-280206^[17].
• NGC 2888's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 434-0020^[18].
• NGC 2888's catalog code is recorded as SGC 092408-2749.1^[19].
• NGC 2888's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 26768^[20].
• NGC 2888's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5636906570390424960^[21].
• NGC 2888's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-03-30T00:00:00Z^[22].
• NGC 2888's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.007398'}^[23].
• NGC 2888's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[24].
• NGC 2888's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.28'}^[25].
• NGC 2888's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.65'}^[26].
• NGC 2888's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.9956'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2888 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2888 draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #23 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]