NGC 338

Summary

NGC 338 is a spiral galaxy^[1]. It draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #31 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 338 is credited with the discovery of Wilhelm Tempel^[3].
• NGC 338's image is recorded as NGC 0338 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 338's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[5].
• NGC 338's constellation is recorded as Pisces^[6].
• NGC 338's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sab^[7].
• NGC 338's part of is recorded as Q67623172^[8].
• NGC 338's part of is recorded as Q67625375^[9].
• NGC 338's part of is recorded as Q67793025^[10].
• NGC 338's part of is recorded as Q67796258^[11].
• NGC 338's part of is recorded as Q88452576^[12].
• NGC 338's Commons category is recorded as NGC 338^[13].
• NGC 338's catalog code is recorded as NGC 338^[14].
• NGC 338's catalog code is recorded as UGC 624^[15].
• NGC 338's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F00578+3024^[16].
• NGC 338's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01003640+3040081^[17].
• NGC 338's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 00578+3024^[18].
• NGC 338's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-03-034^[19].
• NGC 338's catalog code is recorded as PGC 3611^[20].
• NGC 338's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q00578+3024^[21].
• NGC 338's catalog code is recorded as UZC J010036.4+304009^[22].
• NGC 338's catalog code is recorded as Z 0057.9+3024^[23].
• NGC 338's catalog code is recorded as Z 501-61^[24].
• NGC 338's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 3611^[25].
• NGC 338's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1877-00-00T00:00:00Z^[26].
• NGC 338's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.015938'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67623172^[8]; Q67625375^[9]; Q67793025^[10]; Q67796258^[11]; and Q88452576^[12], a galaxy group^[28].

Designation and Status

NGC 338's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 338^[14], UGC 624^[15], IRAS F00578+3024^[16], 2MASX J01003640+3040081^[17], IRAS 00578+3024^[18], and MCG+05-03-034^[19].

Why It Matters

NGC 338 draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #31 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]