NGC 3268

Summary

NGC 3268 is a brightest cluster galaxy^[1]. It draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (brightest_cluster_galaxy category, ranking #5 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 3268 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 3268's image is recorded as DECam Deep View of the Antlia Cluster (noirlab2501a) (cropped to NGC 3268).jpg^[4].
• NGC 3268's instance of is recorded as brightest cluster galaxy^[5].
• NGC 3268's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[6].
• NGC 3268's constellation is recorded as Antlia^[7].
• NGC 3268's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[8].
• NGC 3268's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E2^[9].
• NGC 3268's part of is recorded as Antlia Cluster^[10].
• NGC 3268's part of is recorded as Q67623349^[11].
• NGC 3268's part of is recorded as Q67625362^[12].
• NGC 3268's part of is recorded as Q67790393^[13].
• NGC 3268's part of is recorded as Q67796931^[14].
• NGC 3268's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3268^[15].
• NGC 3268's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3268^[16].
• NGC 3268's catalog code is recorded as PGC 30949^[17].
• NGC 3268's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J10300065-3519318^[18].
• NGC 3268's catalog code is recorded as ESO 375-45^[19].
• NGC 3268's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-23-041^[20].
• NGC 3268's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 375-0450^[21].
• NGC 3268's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J103000-351932^[22].
• NGC 3268's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ103000.7-351932^[23].
• NGC 3268's catalog code is recorded as SGC 102745-3504.1^[24].
• NGC 3268's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 30949^[25].
• NGC 3268's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-04-18T00:00:00Z^[26].
• NGC 3268's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hgm13z^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 3268 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 3268 draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (brightest_cluster_galaxy category, ranking #5 of 19).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]