NGC 3258

Summary

NGC 3258 is a brightest cluster galaxy^[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (brightest_cluster_galaxy category, ranking #7 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 3258 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 3258's image is recorded as Elliptical Galaxy in the Antlia Cluster (noirlab2501e).jpg^[4].
• NGC 3258's instance of is recorded as brightest cluster galaxy^[5].
• NGC 3258's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[6].
• NGC 3258's constellation is recorded as Antlia^[7].
• NGC 3258's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E1^[8].
• NGC 3258's part of is recorded as Antlia Cluster^[9].
• NGC 3258's part of is recorded as Q67623349^[10].
• NGC 3258's part of is recorded as Q67625362^[11].
• NGC 3258's part of is recorded as Q67790393^[12].
• NGC 3258's part of is recorded as Q67796931^[13].
• NGC 3258's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3258^[14].
• NGC 3258's has part is recorded as Q9331747^[15].
• NGC 3258's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3258^[16].
• NGC 3258's catalog code is recorded as PGC 30859^[17].
• NGC 3258's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J10285358-3536199^[18].
• NGC 3258's catalog code is recorded as ESO 375-37^[19].
• NGC 3258's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-23-032^[20].
• NGC 3258's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 375-0370^[21].
• NGC 3258's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J102853-353620^[22].
• NGC 3258's catalog code is recorded as SGC 102639-3521.0^[23].
• NGC 3258's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ102853.6-353620^[24].
• NGC 3258's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 30859^[25].
• NGC 3258's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-05-02T00:00:00Z^[26].
• NGC 3258's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hgplhy^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 3258 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 3258 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (brightest_cluster_galaxy category, ranking #7 of 19).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]