Arp 87

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Arp 87
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Arp 87

Summary

Arp 87 is an interacting galaxy[1]. It draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (interacting_galaxy category, ranking #10 of 52).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arp 87 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • Arp 87's image is recorded as Arp87full.jpg[4].
  • Arp 87's instance of is recorded as interacting galaxy[5].
  • Arp 87's constellation is recorded as Leo[6].
  • Arp 87's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc[7].
  • Arp 87's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3808[8].
  • Arp 87's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3808[9].
  • Arp 87's catalog code is recorded as KPG 297[10].
  • Arp 87's catalog code is recorded as UGC 6643[11].
  • Arp 87's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11404420+2225459[12].
  • Arp 87's catalog code is recorded as APG 87A[13].
  • Arp 87's catalog code is recorded as KPG 297a[14].
  • Arp 87's catalog code is recorded as MCG+04-28-021[15].
  • Arp 87's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3808A[16].
  • Arp 87's catalog code is recorded as FIRST J114044.3+222546[17].
  • Arp 87's catalog code is recorded as PGC 36227[18].
  • Arp 87's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J114044.16+222546.5[19].
  • Arp 87's catalog code is recorded as APG 87[20].
  • Arp 87's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 36227[21].
  • Arp 87's catalog code is recorded as UZC J114044.2+222547[22].
  • Arp 87's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1785-04-10T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Arp 87's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03gtnsc[24].
  • Arp 87's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 3808[25].
  • Arp 87's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.023726'}[26].
  • Arp 87's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02360'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

Arp 87 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

Arp 87 draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (interacting_galaxy category, ranking #10 of 52).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . SIMBAD. 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The complete census of optically selected AGNs in the Coma supercluster: the dependence of AGN activity on the local environment. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_arp-87_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Arp 87}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/arp-87}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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