NGC 3142

Summary

NGC 3142 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 3142 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 3142's image is recorded as NGC 3142 PanS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 3142's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 3142's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 3142's constellation is recorded as Sextans^[7].
• NGC 3142's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 3142's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3142^[9].
• NGC 3142's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3142^[10].
• NGC 3142's catalog code is recorded as MCG-01-26-028^[11].
• NGC 3142's catalog code is recorded as PGC 29586^[12].
• NGC 3142's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05477-00048^[13].
• NGC 3142's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ101006.4-082847^[14].
• NGC 3142's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 29586^[15].
• NGC 3142's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1836-05-05T00:00:00Z^[16].
• NGC 3142's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.017829'}^[17].
• NGC 3142's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[18].
• NGC 3142's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.14'}^[19].
• NGC 3142's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14'}^[20].
• NGC 3142's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+5407'}^[21].
• NGC 3142's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120lwy6k^[22].
• NGC 3142's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 3142^[23].
• NGC 3142's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 3142^[24].
• NGC 3142's Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID is recorded as 29586^[25].
• NGC 3142's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+152.526542'}^[26].
• NGC 3142's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-8.479639'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 3142^[10], MCG-01-26-028^[11], PGC 29586^[12], GSC 05477-00048^[13], 6dFGS gJ101006.4-082847^[14], and LEDA 29586^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 3142 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]