NGC 888

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NGC 888

Summary

NGC 888 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. It draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #21 of 122).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 888 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 888's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].
  • NGC 888's constellation is recorded as Horologium[5].
  • NGC 888's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E1/P[6].
  • NGC 888's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[7].
  • NGC 888 is part of Q67795337[8].
  • NGC 888's Commons category is recorded as NGC 888[9].
  • NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as NGC 888[10].
  • NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as ESO 115-2[11].
  • NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as AM 0215-600[12].
  • NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as PGC 8743[13].
  • NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02172714-5951397[14].
  • NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ021727.1-595140[15].
  • NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 115-0020[16].
  • NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as SGC 021559-6005.6[17].
  • NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 8743[18].
  • NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as APMBGC 115+109+004[19].
  • NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4714043030486722432[20].
  • NGC 888's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 6, 1834[21].
  • NGC 888's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02919'}[22].
  • NGC 888's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.029190'}[23].
  • NGC 888's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}[24].
  • NGC 888's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.47'}[25].
  • NGC 888's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.37'}[26].
  • NGC 888's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.8481'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 888's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].

Use and Application

NGC 888 is part of Q67795337[8].

Why It Matters

NGC 888 draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #21 of 122).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The luminosity function of elliptical galaxies. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The luminosity function of elliptical galaxies. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-888_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 888}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-888}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 13d ago · Phantomdj · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Constellation Horologium
    Part of
    Declination {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-59.86104485132130'}
    Redshift {'amount': '+0.02919'}, {'amount': '+0.029190'}
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: NGC 888 imaged by Legacy Surveys.jpg"
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