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NGC 3240

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NGC 3240

Summary

NGC 3240 is an emission-line galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 3240 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 3240's image is recorded as NGC 3240 DSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 3240's instance of is recorded as emission-line galaxy[5].
  • NGC 3240's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[6].
  • NGC 3240's constellation is recorded as Hydra[7].
  • NGC 3240's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc[8].
  • NGC 3240's part of is recorded as Q67623336[9].
  • NGC 3240's part of is recorded as Q67625362[10].
  • NGC 3240's part of is recorded as Q67792330[11].
  • NGC 3240's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3240[12].
  • NGC 3240's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3240[13].
  • NGC 3240's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J10243063-2147275[14].
  • NGC 3240's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 10221-2132[15].
  • NGC 3240's catalog code is recorded as MCG-04-25-007[16].
  • NGC 3240's catalog code is recorded as ESO 568-3[17].
  • NGC 3240's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F10221-2132[18].
  • NGC 3240's catalog code is recorded as PGC 30515[19].
  • NGC 3240's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J102431-214731[20].
  • NGC 3240's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 568-0030[21].
  • NGC 3240's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ102430.6-214728[22].
  • NGC 3240's catalog code is recorded as SGC 102208-2132.2[23].
  • NGC 3240's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q10221-2132[24].
  • NGC 3240's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J1024-21[25].
  • NGC 3240's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 30515[26].
  • NGC 3240's catalog code is recorded as FLASH J102430.65-214727.4[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 3240 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 3240 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

John Frederick William Herschel

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 3240. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3240
MLA “NGC 3240.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3240.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-3240_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 3240}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3240}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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