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NGC 2640

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NGC 2640

Summary

NGC 2640 is a galaxy[1]. NGC 2640 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2640 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 2640's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 2640's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[5].
  • NGC 2640's constellation is recorded as Carina[6].
  • NGC 2640's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[7].
  • NGC 2640's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2640[8].
  • NGC 2640's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2640[9].
  • NGC 2640's catalog code is recorded as PGC 24229[10].
  • NGC 2640's catalog code is recorded as ESO 165-2[11].
  • NGC 2640's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J08372462-5507254[12].
  • NGC 2640's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 08360-5456[13].
  • NGC 2640's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J083723.3-550719[14].
  • NGC 2640's catalog code is recorded as PSCz P08360-5456[15].
  • NGC 2640's catalog code is recorded as SGC 083605-5456.9[16].
  • NGC 2640's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 24229[17].
  • NGC 2640's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-02-26T00:00:00Z[18].
  • NGC 2640's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.003506'}[19].
  • NGC 2640's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.003506'}[20].
  • NGC 2640's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.7'}[21].
  • NGC 2640's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.718'}[22].
  • NGC 2640's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.008'}[23].
  • NGC 2640's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.715'}[24].
  • NGC 2640's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+1051'}[25].
  • NGC 2640's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+129.3526000'}[26].
  • NGC 2640's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-55.1237417'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include galaxy[4] and lenticular galaxy[5].

Why It Matters

NGC 2640 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . A redshift survey of IRAS galaxies. VII - The infrared and redshift data for the 1.936 Jansky sample. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . A search for IRAS galaxies behind the Southern Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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