NGC 2978

Summary

NGC 2978 is an emission-line galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2978 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift^[3].
• NGC 2978's image is recorded as NGC 2978 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2978's instance of is recorded as emission-line galaxy^[5].
• NGC 2978's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 2978's constellation is recorded as Sextans^[7].
• NGC 2978's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb^[8].
• NGC 2978's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2978^[9].
• NGC 2978's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2978^[10].
• NGC 2978's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 09408-0931^[11].
• NGC 2978's catalog code is recorded as MCG-01-25-029^[12].
• NGC 2978's catalog code is recorded as PGC 27808^[13].
• NGC 2978's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F09408-0931^[14].
• NGC 2978's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J09431675-0944443^[15].
• NGC 2978's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ094316.8-094445^[16].
• NGC 2978's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J094316-094444^[17].
• NGC 2978's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q09408-0931^[18].
• NGC 2978's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 27808^[19].
• NGC 2978's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5740581892593007488^[20].
• NGC 2978's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-03-10T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 2978's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.006011'}^[22].
• NGC 2978's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[23].
• NGC 2978's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.8718'}^[24].
• NGC 2978's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[25].
• NGC 2978's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.413'}^[26].
• NGC 2978's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.745'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2978 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2978 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]