NGC 296

Summary

NGC 296 is a low-surface-brightness galaxy^[1]. It draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (low_surface_brightness_galaxy category, ranking #16 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 296 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 296's image is recorded as NGC295 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 296's instance of is recorded as low-surface-brightness galaxy^[5].
• NGC 296's constellation is recorded as Pisces^[6].
• NGC 296's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc^[7].
• NGC 296's part of is recorded as Q67793025^[8].
• NGC 296's part of is recorded as Q67796258^[9].
• NGC 296's Commons category is recorded as NGC 296^[10].
• NGC 296's catalog code is recorded as NGC 296^[11].
• NGC 296's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-03-027^[12].
• NGC 296's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00552153+3140382^[13].
• NGC 296's catalog code is recorded as UGC 565^[14].
• NGC 296's catalog code is recorded as PGC 3274^[15].
• NGC 296's catalog code is recorded as UZC J005521.6+314038^[16].
• NGC 296's catalog code is recorded as Z 0052.6+3124^[17].
• NGC 296's catalog code is recorded as Z 501-44^[18].
• NGC 296's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 3274^[19].
• NGC 296's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-09-12T00:00:00Z^[20].
• NGC 296's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0czf3jc^[21].
• NGC 296's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.018826'}^[22].
• NGC 296's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}^[23].
• NGC 296's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.4'}^[24].
• NGC 296's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.690'}^[25].
• NGC 296's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.294'}^[26].
• NGC 296's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.864'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 296 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 296 draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (low_surface_brightness_galaxy category, ranking #16 of 19).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]