NGC 2986

Summary

NGC 2986 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #21 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2986 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2986's image is recorded as NGC 2986 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2986's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 2986's constellation is recorded as Hydra^[6].
• NGC 2986's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E2^[7].
• NGC 2986's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E...^[8].
• NGC 2986's part of is recorded as Q67625284^[9].
• NGC 2986's part of is recorded as Q67792308^[10].
• NGC 2986's part of is recorded as Q67796983^[11].
• NGC 2986's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2986^[12].
• NGC 2986's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2986^[13].
• NGC 2986's catalog code is recorded as MCG-03-25-019^[14].
• NGC 2986's catalog code is recorded as PGC 27885^[15].
• NGC 2986's catalog code is recorded as ESO 566-5^[16].
• NGC 2986's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J09441604-2116418^[17].
• NGC 2986's catalog code is recorded as UGCA 178^[18].
• NGC 2986's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ094416.0-211641^[19].
• NGC 2986's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 566-0050^[20].
• NGC 2986's catalog code is recorded as SGC 094157-2102.9^[21].
• NGC 2986's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 27885^[22].
• NGC 2986's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-03-10T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 2986's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.007725'}^[24].
• NGC 2986's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.007725'}^[25].
• NGC 2986's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.93'}^[26].
• NGC 2986's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.60'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2986 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2986 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #21 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]