NGC 3557

Summary

NGC 3557 is a radio galaxy^[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (radio_galaxy category, ranking #10 of 34).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 3557 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 3557's image is recorded as NGC 3557 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 3557's instance of is recorded as radio galaxy^[5].
• NGC 3557's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[6].
• NGC 3557's constellation is recorded as Centaurus^[7].
• NGC 3557's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E3^[8].
• NGC 3557's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E...^[9].
• NGC 3557's part of is recorded as Q67623402^[10].
• NGC 3557's part of is recorded as Q67625485^[11].
• NGC 3557's part of is recorded as Q67790542^[12].
• NGC 3557's part of is recorded as Q67796972^[13].
• NGC 3557's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3557^[14].
• NGC 3557's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3557^[15].
• NGC 3557's catalog code is recorded as PGC 33871^[16].
• NGC 3557's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11095765-3732210^[17].
• NGC 3557's catalog code is recorded as ESO 377-16^[18].
• NGC 3557's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-25-005^[19].
• NGC 3557's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11095773-3732216^[20].
• NGC 3557's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ110957.7-373221^[21].
• NGC 3557's catalog code is recorded as AM 1107-371^[22].
• NGC 3557's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 337-0160^[23].
• NGC 3557's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 377-0160^[24].
• NGC 3557's catalog code is recorded as MRC 1107-372^[25].
• NGC 3557's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J110957-373220^[26].
• NGC 3557's catalog code is recorded as SGC 110735-3716.0^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 3557 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 3557 draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (radio_galaxy category, ranking #10 of 34).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]