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NGC 2227

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NGC 2227

Summary

NGC 2227 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2227 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 2227's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 2227's constellation is recorded as Canis Major[5].
  • NGC 2227's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc[6].
  • NGC 2227 is part of Q67624967[7].
  • NGC 2227 is part of Q67797139[8].
  • NGC 2227's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2227[9].
  • NGC 2227's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2227[10].
  • NGC 2227's catalog code is recorded as ESO 556-23[11].
  • NGC 2227's catalog code is recorded as PGC 19030[12].
  • NGC 2227's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J06255797-2200174[13].
  • NGC 2227's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 06238-2158[14].
  • NGC 2227's catalog code is recorded as MCG-04-16-004[15].
  • NGC 2227's catalog code is recorded as AGC 25098[16].
  • NGC 2227's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ062558.0-220017[17].
  • NGC 2227's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 556-0230[18].
  • NGC 2227's catalog code is recorded as SGC 062351-2158.5[19].
  • NGC 2227's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q06238-2158[20].
  • NGC 2227's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0625-21[21].
  • NGC 2227's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 19030[22].
  • NGC 2227's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 27, 1835[23].
  • NGC 2227's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.007505'}[24].
  • NGC 2227's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.007529'}[25].
  • NGC 2227's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}[26].
  • NGC 2227's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.40'}[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67624967[7] and Q67797139[8].

Designation and Status

NGC 2227's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2227[10], ESO 556-23[11], PGC 19030[12], 2MASX J06255797-2200174[13], IRAS 06238-2158[14], and MCG-04-16-004[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 2227 has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

John Frederick William Herschel

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . A southern sky survey of the peculiar velocities of 1355 spiral galaxies. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-2227_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 2227}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-2227}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5w ago · Phantomdj · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Right ascension → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+96.4915542'}
    Redshift → {'amount': '+0.007505'}, {'amount': '+0.007529'}
    Apparent magnitude → {'amount': '+12.6'}, {'amount': '+13.40'}, {'amount': '+12.13'} +4
    Part of → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q9326901]]"
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