NGC 311

Summary

NGC 311 is a lenticular galaxy^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (lenticular_galaxy category, ranking #16 of 73).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 311 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 311's image is recorded as NGC311 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 311's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[5].
• NGC 311's constellation is recorded as Pisces^[6].
• NGC 311's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[7].
• NGC 311's part of is recorded as Q67623172^[8].
• NGC 311's part of is recorded as Q67625375^[9].
• NGC 311's part of is recorded as Q67793025^[10].
• NGC 311's part of is recorded as Q88452576^[11].
• NGC 311's Commons category is recorded as NGC 311^[12].
• NGC 311's catalog code is recorded as NGC 311^[13].
• NGC 311's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00573274+3016508^[14].
• NGC 311's catalog code is recorded as PGC 3434^[15].
• NGC 311's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-03-028^[16].
• NGC 311's catalog code is recorded as UGC 592^[17].
• NGC 311's catalog code is recorded as Z 501-49^[18].
• NGC 311's catalog code is recorded as UZC J005732.7+301651^[19].
• NGC 311's catalog code is recorded as Z 0054.8+3000^[20].
• NGC 311's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 3434^[21].
• NGC 311's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 311697703795560320^[22].
• NGC 311's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1828-09-15T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 311's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.016878'}^[24].
• NGC 311's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01667'}^[25].
• NGC 311's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.57'}^[26].
• NGC 311's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.00'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 311 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 311 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (lenticular_galaxy category, ranking #16 of 73).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]