NGC 3553

Summary

NGC 3553 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 3553 is credited with the discovery of Guillaume Bigourdan^[3].
• NGC 3553's image is recorded as NGC3552 NGC3553 NGC3554 - SDSS DR14.png^[4].
• NGC 3553's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 3553's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 3553's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major^[7].
• NGC 3553's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa^[8].
• NGC 3553's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3553^[9].
• NGC 3553's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3553^[10].
• NGC 3553's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11104033+2841078^[11].
• NGC 3553's catalog code is recorded as PGC 1842970^[12].
• NGC 3553's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-27-004^[13].
• NGC 3553's catalog code is recorded as UZC J111040.3+284108^[14].
• NGC 3553's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 1842970^[15].
• NGC 3553's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J111040.31+284108.4^[16].
• NGC 3553's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J111040.30+284108.3^[17].
• NGC 3553's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3999012133403992960^[18].
• NGC 3553's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1885-03-13T00:00:00Z^[19].
• NGC 3553's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hgr9d3^[20].
• NGC 3553's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03209'}^[21].
• NGC 3553's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[22].
• NGC 3553's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.5674'}^[23].
• NGC 3553's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}^[24].
• NGC 3553's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.901'}^[25].
• NGC 3553's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.199'}^[26].
• NGC 3553's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.801'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy^[5] and lenticular galaxy^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 3553^[10], 2MASX J11104033+2841078^[11], PGC 1842970^[12], MCG+05-27-004^[13], UZC J111040.3+284108^[14], and LEDA 1842970^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 3553 ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]