NGC 2979

Summary

NGC 2979 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2979 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2979's image is recorded as NGC 2979 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2979's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 2979's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 2979's constellation is recorded as Sextans^[7].
• NGC 2979's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa^[8].
• NGC 2979's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2979^[9].
• NGC 2979's said to be the same as is recorded as NGC 3050^[10].
• NGC 2979's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2979^[11].
• NGC 2979's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F09406-1009^[12].
• NGC 2979's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-25-012^[13].
• NGC 2979's catalog code is recorded as PGC 27795^[14].
• NGC 2979's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3050^[15].
• NGC 2979's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 09407-1009^[16].
• NGC 2979's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J09430865-1022596^[17].
• NGC 2979's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05478-00178^[18].
• NGC 2979's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q09407-1009^[19].
• NGC 2979's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 27795^[20].
• NGC 2979's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-03-25T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 2979's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.009006'}^[22].
• NGC 2979's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}^[23].
• NGC 2979's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.7399'}^[24].
• NGC 2979's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14'}^[25].
• NGC 2979's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.498'}^[26].
• NGC 2979's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.780'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2979^[11], IRAS F09406-1009^[12], MCG-02-25-012^[13], PGC 27795^[14], NGC 3050^[15], and IRAS 09407-1009^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 2979 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]