Black Eye Galaxy

spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
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Black Eye Galaxy
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Black Eye Galaxy

Summary

Black Eye Galaxy is a spiral galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of spiral_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black Eye Galaxy is credited with the discovery of Edward Pigott[3].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's image is recorded as Blackeyegalaxy.jpg[4].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's instance of is recorded as HI (21cm) source[6].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's instance of is recorded as infrared source[7].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source[8].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's instance of is recorded as Seyfert galaxy[9].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's constellation is recorded as Coma Berenices[10].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SABa[11].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's part of is recorded as M94 Group[12].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's Commons category is recorded as Black Eye Galaxy[13].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as M 64[14].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as PGC 44182[15].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as UGC 8062[16].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12564369+2140575[17].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as MCG+04-31-001[18].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F12542+2157[19].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4826[20].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 12542+2157[21].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 12543+2157[22].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as EVCC 2248[23].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J125643+214100[24].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as Z 130-1[25].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J125643.5+214106[26].
  • Black Eye Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as Z 1254.2+2157[27].

Body

Geography

Black Eye Galaxy's part of is recorded as M94 Group[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include spiral galaxy[5], HI (21cm) source[6], infrared source[7], astrophysical X-ray source[8], and Seyfert galaxy[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 64[14], PGC 44182[15], UGC 8062[16], 2MASX J12564369+2140575[17], MCG+04-31-001[18], and IRAS F12542+2157[19].

Why It Matters

Black Eye Galaxy ranks in the top 2% of spiral_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 22 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] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . messier.seds.org. Retrieved . messier.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A catalog of visually classified galaxies in the local (z ~ 0.01) universe. Retrieved . adsabs.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . SIMBAD. 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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