NGC 3087

Summary

NGC 3087 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #23 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 3087 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 3087's image is recorded as NGC 3087 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 3087's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 3087's constellation is recorded as Antlia^[6].
• NGC 3087's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[7].
• NGC 3087's part of is recorded as Q67623319^[8].
• NGC 3087's part of is recorded as Q67625362^[9].
• NGC 3087's part of is recorded as Q67627103^[10].
• NGC 3087's part of is recorded as Q67791048^[11].
• NGC 3087's part of is recorded as Q67796941^[12].
• NGC 3087's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3087^[13].
• NGC 3087's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3087^[14].
• NGC 3087's catalog code is recorded as ESO 374-15^[15].
• NGC 3087's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J09590864-3413307^[16].
• NGC 3087's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-22-005^[17].
• NGC 3087's catalog code is recorded as PGC 28845^[18].
• NGC 3087's catalog code is recorded as AM 0956-335^[19].
• NGC 3087's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 374-0150^[20].
• NGC 3087's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ095908.7-341331^[21].
• NGC 3087's catalog code is recorded as SGC 095658-3359.1^[22].
• NGC 3087's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 28845^[23].
• NGC 3087's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-02-02T00:00:00Z^[24].
• NGC 3087's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.008656'}^[25].
• NGC 3087's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.55'}^[26].
• NGC 3087's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.69'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 3087 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 3087 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #23 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]