NGC 2988

Summary

NGC 2988 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2988 is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse^[3].
• NGC 2988's image is recorded as NGC 2988 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2988's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 2988's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 2988's constellation is recorded as Leo^[7].
• NGC 2988's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sbc^[8].
• NGC 2988's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SB^[9].
• NGC 2988's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2988^[10].
• NGC 2988's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2988^[11].
• NGC 2988's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J09464787+2200421^[12].
• NGC 2988's catalog code is recorded as KPG 214a^[13].
• NGC 2988's catalog code is recorded as PGC 28078^[14].
• NGC 2988's catalog code is recorded as MCG+04-23-032^[15].
• NGC 2988's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J094647.96+220043.5^[16].
• NGC 2988's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J094647.97+220043.6^[17].
• NGC 2988's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 28078^[18].
• NGC 2988's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1855-02-19T00:00:00Z^[19].
• NGC 2988's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02553'}^[20].
• NGC 2988's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15'}^[21].
• NGC 2988's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[22].
• NGC 2988's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+7556'}^[23].
• NGC 2988's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1217z1g1^[24].
• NGC 2988's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 2988^[25].
• NGC 2988's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2988^[26].
• NGC 2988's Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID is recorded as 28078^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2988^[11], 2MASX J09464787+2200421^[12], KPG 214a^[13], PGC 28078^[14], MCG+04-23-032^[15], and SDSS J094647.96+220043.5^[16].

Why It Matters

NGC 2988 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]