NGC 2491

Summary

NGC 2491 is a brightest cluster galaxy^[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (brightest_cluster_galaxy category, ranking #8 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2491 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift^[3].
• NGC 2491's image is recorded as NGC 2491 DSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2491's instance of is recorded as brightest cluster galaxy^[5].
• NGC 2491's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 2491's constellation is recorded as Canis Minor^[7].
• NGC 2491's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S^[8].
• NGC 2491's part of is recorded as Q67744672^[9].
• NGC 2491's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2491^[10].
• NGC 2491's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2491^[11].
• NGC 2491's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J07582739+0759018^[12].
• NGC 2491's catalog code is recorded as PGC 22353^[13].
• NGC 2491's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J075827.37+075901.7^[14].
• NGC 2491's catalog code is recorded as Z 0755.8+0807^[15].
• NGC 2491's catalog code is recorded as Z 31-7^[16].
• NGC 2491's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +08.0123^[17].
• NGC 2491's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 22353^[18].
• NGC 2491's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3144607520344900096^[19].
• NGC 2491's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1885-11-15T00:00:00Z^[20].
• NGC 2491's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}^[21].
• NGC 2491's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.4846'}^[22].
• NGC 2491's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.6'}^[23].
• NGC 2491's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.862'}^[24].
• NGC 2491's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.177'}^[25].
• NGC 2491's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.052'}^[26].
• NGC 2491's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.56'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 2491 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 2491 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (brightest_cluster_galaxy category, ranking #8 of 19).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]