NGC 2717

Summary

NGC 2717 is a galaxy^[1]. NGC 2717 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2717 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2717's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[4].
• NGC 2717's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[5].
• NGC 2717's constellation is recorded as Pyxis^[6].
• NGC 2717's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0^[7].
• NGC 2717's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2717^[8].
• NGC 2717's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2717^[9].
• NGC 2717's catalog code is recorded as ESO 496-21^[10].
• NGC 2717's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J08570113-2440255^[11].
• NGC 2717's catalog code is recorded as MCG-04-21-015^[12].
• NGC 2717's catalog code is recorded as PGC 25146^[13].
• NGC 2717's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ085701.1-244026^[14].
• NGC 2717's catalog code is recorded as AM 0854-242^[15].
• NGC 2717's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 496-0210^[16].
• NGC 2717's catalog code is recorded as SGC 085450-2428.8^[17].
• NGC 2717's catalog code is recorded as TYC 6589-1806-1^[18].
• NGC 2717's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 25146^[19].
• NGC 2717's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-03-20T00:00:00Z^[20].
• NGC 2717's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.008813'}^[21].
• NGC 2717's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.3'}^[22].
• NGC 2717's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.21'}^[23].
• NGC 2717's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.43'}^[24].
• NGC 2717's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.615'}^[25].
• NGC 2717's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.841'}^[26].
• NGC 2717's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.612'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Why It Matters

NGC 2717 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]