NGC 3006

Summary

NGC 3006 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 3006 is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse^[3].
• NGC 3006's image is recorded as NGC 3006 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 3006's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 3006's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 3006's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major^[7].
• NGC 3006's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 3006's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3006^[9].
• NGC 3006's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3006^[10].
• NGC 3006's catalog code is recorded as PGC 28235^[11].
• NGC 3006's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F09461+4415^[12].
• NGC 3006's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J09491734+4401328^[13].
• NGC 3006's catalog code is recorded as MCG+07-20-055^[14].
• NGC 3006's catalog code is recorded as Z 0946.1+4415^[15].
• NGC 3006's catalog code is recorded as Z 210-37^[16].
• NGC 3006's catalog code is recorded as 2MFGC 7604^[17].
• NGC 3006's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 28235^[18].
• NGC 3006's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1851-01-25T00:00:00Z^[19].
• NGC 3006's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}^[20].
• NGC 3006's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.6'}^[21].
• NGC 3006's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.681'}^[22].
• NGC 3006's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.871'}^[23].
• NGC 3006's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.591'}^[24].
• NGC 3006's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+4673'}^[25].
• NGC 3006's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122770t1^[26].
• NGC 3006's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 3006^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 3006^[10], PGC 28235^[11], IRAS F09461+4415^[12], 2MASX J09491734+4401328^[13], MCG+07-20-055^[14], and Z 0946.1+4415^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 3006 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]