Home › Entities › elliptical_galaxy › NGC 3226

NGC 3226

galaxy
Thing elliptical_galaxy Q1103665
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

NGC 3226

Summary

NGC 3226 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 36 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 3226 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 3226's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].
  • NGC 3226's constellation is recorded as Leo[5].
  • NGC 3226's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E2[6].
  • NGC 3226's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[7].
  • NGC 3226 is part of Q67623337[8].
  • NGC 3226 is part of Q67625356[9].
  • NGC 3226 is part of Q67790892[10].
  • NGC 3226 is part of Q67796771[11].
  • NGC 3226's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3226[12].
  • NGC 3226's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3226[13].
  • NGC 3226's catalog code is recorded as UGC 5617[14].
  • NGC 3226's catalog code is recorded as KPG 234a[15].
  • NGC 3226's catalog code is recorded as PGC 30440[16].
  • NGC 3226's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J10232701+1953543[17].
  • NGC 3226's catalog code is recorded as MCG+03-27-015[18].
  • NGC 3226's catalog code is recorded as APG 94[19].
  • NGC 3226's catalog code is recorded as Z 94-26[20].
  • NGC 3226's catalog code is recorded as UZC J102326.9+195354[21].
  • NGC 3226's catalog code is recorded as Z 1020.7+2008[22].
  • NGC 3226's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J102326.99+195354.7[23].
  • NGC 3226's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J102326.99+195354.6[24].
  • NGC 3226's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 30440[25].
  • NGC 3226's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 15, 1784[26].
  • NGC 3226's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 3226[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 3226's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].

Use and Application

Part of include Q67623337[8], a galaxy group[28]; Q67625356[9]; Q67790892[10]; and Q67796771[11].

Why It Matters

NGC 3226 has Wikipedia articles in 36 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 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] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A catalog of visually classified galaxies in the local (z ~ 0.01) universe. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 3226. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3226
MLA “NGC 3226.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3226.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-3226_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 3226}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3226}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): NGC 3226 — https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3226 (retrieved 2026-05-07)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3226 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14w ago · Phantomdj · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/025sv4n
    Apparent magnitude → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.33'}, {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.32'}, {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.4585'} +3
    Topic's main category → Category:NGC 3226
    Epoch → J2000.0
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q9326729]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.