NGC 303

Summary

NGC 303 is a spiral galaxy^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #33 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 303 is credited with the discovery of Francis Preserved Leavenworth^[3].
• NGC 303's image is recorded as NGC 303 PanS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 303's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[5].
• NGC 303's instance of is recorded as astronomical radio source^[6].
• NGC 303's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[7].
• NGC 303's instance of is recorded as emission-line galaxy^[8].
• NGC 303's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[9].
• NGC 303's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[10].
• NGC 303's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S+S^[11].
• NGC 303's Commons category is recorded as NGC 303^[12].
• NGC 303's catalog code is recorded as NGC 303^[13].
• NGC 303's catalog code is recorded as PGC 3240^[14].
• NGC 303's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F00524-1655^[15].
• NGC 303's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00545471-1639166^[16].
• NGC 303's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05848-01511^[17].
• NGC 303's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ005454.7-163917^[18].
• NGC 303's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J005454-163919^[19].
• NGC 303's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 3240^[20].
• NGC 303's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 303's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.032489'}^[22].
• NGC 303's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[23].
• NGC 303's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.47'}^[24].
• NGC 303's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.844'}^[25].
• NGC 303's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.087'}^[26].
• NGC 303's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.735'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include spiral galaxy^[5], astronomical radio source^[6], infrared source^[7], emission-line galaxy^[8], and lenticular galaxy^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 303^[13], PGC 3240^[14], IRAS F00524-1655^[15], 2MASX J00545471-1639166^[16], GSC 05848-01511^[17], and 6dFGS gJ005454.7-163917^[18].

Why It Matters

NGC 303 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #33 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]