NGC 2973

Summary

NGC 2973 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2973 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2973's image is recorded as NGC 2973 ALADIN DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2973's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 2973's constellation is recorded as Antlia^[6].
• NGC 2973's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa^[7].
• NGC 2973's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2973^[8].
• NGC 2973's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2973^[9].
• NGC 2973's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J09375959-3008553^[10].
• NGC 2973's catalog code is recorded as ESO 434-16^[11].
• NGC 2973's catalog code is recorded as MCG-05-23-007^[12].
• NGC 2973's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 434-0160^[13].
• NGC 2973's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ093759.6-300855^[14].
• NGC 2973's catalog code is recorded as PGC 27439^[15].
• NGC 2973's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 27439^[16].
• NGC 2973's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5632637579056796800^[17].
• NGC 2973's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1837-02-05T00:00:00Z^[18].
• NGC 2973's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.00'}^[19].
• NGC 2973's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.48'}^[20].
• NGC 2973's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.2576'}^[21].
• NGC 2973's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.517'}^[22].
• NGC 2973's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.823'}^[23].
• NGC 2973's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.545'}^[24].
• NGC 2973's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+4389'}^[25].
• NGC 2973's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120qwh7v^[26].
• NGC 2973's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2973^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 2973's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2973^[9], 2MASX J09375959-3008553^[10], ESO 434-16^[11], MCG-05-23-007^[12], ESO-LV 434-0160^[13], and 6dFGS gJ093759.6-300855^[14].

Why It Matters

NGC 2973 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]