NGC 3002

Summary

NGC 3002 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 3002 is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse^[3].
• NGC 3002's image is recorded as NGC 3004 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 3002's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 3002's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major^[6].
• NGC 3002's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3002^[7].
• NGC 3002's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3002^[8].
• NGC 3002's catalog code is recorded as PGC 28208^[9].
• NGC 3002's catalog code is recorded as MCG+07-20-052^[10].
• NGC 3002's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 28208^[11].
• NGC 3002's catalog code is recorded as ECO 236^[12].
• NGC 3002's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1851-01-25T00:00:00Z^[13].
• NGC 3002's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16'}^[14].
• NGC 3002's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121120gd^[15].
• NGC 3002's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 3002^[16].
• NGC 3002's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 3002^[17].
• NGC 3002's Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID is recorded as 28208^[18].
• NGC 3002's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+147.28208'}^[19].
• NGC 3002's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+147.2770'}^[20].
• NGC 3002's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+44.04750'}^[21].
• NGC 3002's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+44.0480'}^[22].
• NGC 3002's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[23].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 3002's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 3002^[8], PGC 28208^[9], MCG+07-20-052^[10], LEDA 28208^[11], and ECO 236^[12].

Why It Matters

NGC 3002 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]