NGC 3116

Summary

NGC 3116 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #23 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 3116 is credited with the discovery of Johann Palisa^[3].
• NGC 3116's image is recorded as NGC3116 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 3116's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 3116's constellation is recorded as Leo Minor^[6].
• NGC 3116's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[7].
• NGC 3116's galaxy morphological type is recorded as -4.2^[8].
• NGC 3116's part of is recorded as Q67625327^[9].
• NGC 3116's part of is recorded as Q67792234^[10].
• NGC 3116's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3116^[11].
• NGC 3116's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3116^[12].
• NGC 3116's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J10064505+3105519^[13].
• NGC 3116's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-24-012^[14].
• NGC 3116's catalog code is recorded as PGC 29383^[15].
• NGC 3116's catalog code is recorded as Z 153-17^[16].
• NGC 3116's catalog code is recorded as Z 1003.8+3120^[17].
• NGC 3116's catalog code is recorded as UZC J100645.1+310552^[18].
• NGC 3116's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +31.0178^[19].
• NGC 3116's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 29383^[20].
• NGC 3116's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 745475966033512320^[21].
• NGC 3116's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-03-10T00:00:00Z^[22].
• NGC 3116's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.021261'}^[23].
• NGC 3116's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[24].
• NGC 3116's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.7530'}^[25].
• NGC 3116's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.3'}^[26].
• NGC 3116's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.953'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 3116 is credited with the discovery of Johann Palisa^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 3116 draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #23 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]