NGC 3659

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NGC 3659

Summary

NGC 3659 is a low-surface-brightness galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 3659 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 3659's image is recorded as NGC3659 - SDSS DR14.jpg[4].
  • NGC 3659's instance of is recorded as low-surface-brightness galaxy[5].
  • NGC 3659's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[6].
  • NGC 3659's constellation is recorded as Leo[7].
  • NGC 3659's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBm[8].
  • NGC 3659's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SABd[9].
  • NGC 3659's part of is recorded as Q67623404[10].
  • NGC 3659's part of is recorded as Q67625444[11].
  • NGC 3659's part of is recorded as Q67790410[12].
  • NGC 3659's part of is recorded as Q67796756[13].
  • NGC 3659's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3659[14].
  • NGC 3659's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3659[15].
  • NGC 3659's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11234549+1749068[16].
  • NGC 3659's catalog code is recorded as MCG+03-29-040[17].
  • NGC 3659's catalog code is recorded as UGC 6405[18].
  • NGC 3659's catalog code is recorded as PGC 34995[19].
  • NGC 3659's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J1123+17[20].
  • NGC 3659's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J112345.53+174907.1[21].
  • NGC 3659's catalog code is recorded as UZC J112345.3+174905[22].
  • NGC 3659's catalog code is recorded as Z 1121.1+1805[23].
  • NGC 3659's catalog code is recorded as Z 96-38[24].
  • NGC 3659's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J112345.43+174906.4[25].
  • NGC 3659's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 34995[26].
  • NGC 3659's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3976967264570825600[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 3659 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 3659 has Wikipedia articles in 10 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A catalog of visually classified galaxies in the local (z ~ 0.01) universe. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. 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] . 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] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 3659. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3659
MLA “NGC 3659.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3659.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-3659_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 3659}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3659}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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