NGC 3051

Summary

NGC 3051 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 3051 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 3051's image is recorded as NGC 3051 PanS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 3051's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 3051's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 3051's constellation is recorded as Antlia^[7].
• NGC 3051's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 3051's part of is recorded as Q67623313^[9].
• NGC 3051's part of is recorded as Q67625362^[10].
• NGC 3051's part of is recorded as Q67790904^[11].
• NGC 3051's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3051^[12].
• NGC 3051's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3051^[13].
• NGC 3051's catalog code is recorded as MCG-04-24-004^[14].
• NGC 3051's catalog code is recorded as PGC 28536^[15].
• NGC 3051's catalog code is recorded as ESO 499-16^[16].
• NGC 3051's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J09535864-2717104^[17].
• NGC 3051's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J095358-271709^[18].
• NGC 3051's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 499-0160^[19].
• NGC 3051's catalog code is recorded as SGC 095143-2702.9^[20].
• NGC 3051's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ095358.6-271711^[21].
• NGC 3051's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 28536^[22].
• NGC 3051's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5657282651155969408^[23].
• NGC 3051's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-03-24T00:00:00Z^[24].
• NGC 3051's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.008513'}^[25].
• NGC 3051's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}^[26].
• NGC 3051's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.79'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67623313^[9], Q67625362^[10], and Q67790904^[11].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 3051^[13], MCG-04-24-004^[14], PGC 28536^[15], ESO 499-16^[16], 2MASX J09535864-2717104^[17], and NVSS J095358-271709^[18].

Why It Matters

NGC 3051 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]