NGC 1387

galaxy in the constellation Fornax
Thing galaxy Q1043126
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NGC 1387

Summary

NGC 1387 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 1387 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 1387's image is recorded as NGC 1387.jpg[4].
  • NGC 1387's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 1387's instance of is recorded as quasar[6].
  • NGC 1387's instance of is recorded as astronomical radio source[7].
  • NGC 1387's instance of is recorded as infrared source[8].
  • NGC 1387's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source[9].
  • NGC 1387's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[10].
  • NGC 1387's constellation is recorded as Fornax[11].
  • NGC 1387's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E/SB0[12].
  • NGC 1387's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[13].
  • NGC 1387's part of is recorded as Fornax Cluster[14].
  • NGC 1387's part of is recorded as Q67622944[15].
  • NGC 1387's part of is recorded as Q67624687[16].
  • NGC 1387's part of is recorded as Q67792925[17].
  • NGC 1387's part of is recorded as Q67797427[18].
  • NGC 1387's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1387[19].
  • NGC 1387's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1387[20].
  • NGC 1387's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J03365707-3530240[21].
  • NGC 1387's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-09-007[22].
  • NGC 1387's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 03350-3540[23].
  • NGC 1387's catalog code is recorded as ESO 358-36[24].
  • NGC 1387's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F03350-3540[25].
  • NGC 1387's catalog code is recorded as PGC 13344[26].
  • NGC 1387's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J033657-353020[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 1387 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 1387 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved . ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . The SLUGGS survey★: the globular cluster systems of three early-type galaxies using wide-field imaging. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 1387. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1387
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-1387_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 1387}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-1387}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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