NGC 3271

Summary

NGC 3271 is a brightest cluster galaxy^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (brightest_cluster_galaxy category, ranking #9 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 3271 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 3271's image is recorded as NGC 3271 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 3271's instance of is recorded as brightest cluster galaxy^[5].
• NGC 3271's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 3271's constellation is recorded as Antlia^[7].
• NGC 3271's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 3271's part of is recorded as Antlia Cluster^[9].
• NGC 3271's part of is recorded as Q67623349^[10].
• NGC 3271's part of is recorded as Q67625362^[11].
• NGC 3271's part of is recorded as Q67790393^[12].
• NGC 3271's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3271^[13].
• NGC 3271's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3271^[14].
• NGC 3271's catalog code is recorded as PGC 30988^[15].
• NGC 3271's catalog code is recorded as ESO 375-48^[16].
• NGC 3271's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J10302648-3521343^[17].
• NGC 3271's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-23-044^[18].
• NGC 3271's catalog code is recorded as IC 2585^[19].
• NGC 3271's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 375-0480^[20].
• NGC 3271's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ103026.5-352134^[21].
• NGC 3271's catalog code is recorded as SGC 102811-3506.1^[22].
• NGC 3271's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 30988^[23].
• NGC 3271's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-05-01T00:00:00Z^[24].
• NGC 3271's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hgldhd^[25].
• NGC 3271's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.012662'}^[26].
• NGC 3271's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.012465'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 3271 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 3271 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (brightest_cluster_galaxy category, ranking #9 of 19).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]