NGC 888

Summary

NGC 888 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It draws 3 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 image is recorded as NGC 0888 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 888's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 888's constellation is recorded as Horologium^[6].
• NGC 888's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E1/P^[7].
• NGC 888's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[8].
• NGC 888's part of is recorded as Q67795337^[9].
• NGC 888's Commons category is recorded as NGC 888^[10].
• NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as NGC 888^[11].
• NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as ESO 115-2^[12].
• NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as AM 0215-600^[13].
• NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as PGC 8743^[14].
• NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J02172714-5951397^[15].
• NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ021727.1-595140^[16].
• NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 115-0020^[17].
• NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as SGC 021559-6005.6^[18].
• NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 8743^[19].
• NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as APMBGC 115+109+004^[20].
• NGC 888's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4714043030486722432^[21].
• NGC 888's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-10-06T00:00:00Z^[22].
• NGC 888's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02919'}^[23].
• NGC 888's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.029190'}^[24].
• NGC 888's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[25].
• NGC 888's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.47'}^[26].
• NGC 888's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.37'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 888 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 888 draws 3 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]