NGC 2888
galaxy
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Summary
NGC 2888 is a galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: John Frederick William Herschel[3]
- Instance of: elliptical galaxy[4]
- Constellation: Pyxis[5]
- Galaxy morphological type: E/S0[6]
- Part of: Q67625223[7], Q67625797[8], Q67627148[9]
- Commons category: NGC 2888[10]
- Catalog code: NGC 2888[11], MCG-05-23-001[12], PGC 26768[13], ESO 434-2[14], 2MASX J09261966-2802061[15], 6dFGS gJ092619.7-280206[16], ESO-LV 434-0020[17], SGC 092408-2749.1[18], LEDA 26768[19], Gaia DR2 5636906570390424960[20]
- Time of discovery or invention: March 30, 1835[21]
- Redshift: 0.007348[22], 0.007398[23]
- Apparent magnitude: 12.6[24], 13.28[25], 12.65[26], 15.9956[27], 10.346[28], 9.650[29], 9.433[30]
- Radial velocity: 2420 kilometre per second[31], 2390 kilometre per second[32], 2429 kilometre per second[33], 2430 kilometre per second[34], 2233 kilometre per second[35], 2210 kilometre per second[36]
- Distance from Earth: 34.45 megaparsec[37]
- Right ascension: 141.58196734028550 degree[38]
- Declination: -28.03514153773110 degree[39]
- Epoch: J2000.0[40]
Why It Matters
NGC 2888 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41]