NGC 301

Summary

NGC 301 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 301 is credited with the discovery of Frank Muller^[3].
• NGC 301's image is recorded as NGC 0301 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 301's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 301's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 301's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[7].
• NGC 301's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 301's Commons category is recorded as NGC 301^[9].
• NGC 301's catalog code is recorded as NGC 301^[10].
• NGC 301's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00561836-1040258^[11].
• NGC 301's catalog code is recorded as PGC 3345^[12].
• NGC 301's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ005618.4-104026^[13].
• NGC 301's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J005618.34-104025.9^[14].
• NGC 301's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 3345^[15].
• NGC 301's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2472900508131602176^[16].
• NGC 301's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17].
• NGC 301's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.022667'}^[18].
• NGC 301's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02264'}^[19].
• NGC 301's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}^[20].
• NGC 301's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.4218'}^[21].
• NGC 301's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.47'}^[22].
• NGC 301's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.550'}^[23].
• NGC 301's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.883'}^[24].
• NGC 301's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.633'}^[25].
• NGC 301's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.912'}^[26].
• NGC 301's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.154'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 301^[10], 2MASX J00561836-1040258^[11], PGC 3345^[12], 6dFGS gJ005618.4-104026^[13], SDSS J005618.34-104025.9^[14], and LEDA 3345^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 301 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]