NGC 3879

Summary

NGC 3879 is a spiral galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 3879 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 3879's image is recorded as NGC3879 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 3879's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[5].
• NGC 3879's constellation is recorded as Draco^[6].
• NGC 3879's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sd^[7].
• NGC 3879's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Scd^[8].
• NGC 3879's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3879^[9].
• NGC 3879's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3879^[10].
• NGC 3879's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 11441+6939^[11].
• NGC 3879's catalog code is recorded as MCG+12-11-040^[12].
• NGC 3879's catalog code is recorded as PGC 36743^[13].
• NGC 3879's catalog code is recorded as UGC 6752^[14].
• NGC 3879's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F11440+6939^[15].
• NGC 3879's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11464940+6923011^[16].
• NGC 3879's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J114649.24+692302.6^[17].
• NGC 3879's catalog code is recorded as Z 334-51^[18].
• NGC 3879's catalog code is recorded as Z 1144.1+6940^[19].
• NGC 3879's catalog code is recorded as UZC J114649.3+692302^[20].
• NGC 3879's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 36743^[21].
• NGC 3879's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1793-04-07T00:00:00Z^[22].
• NGC 3879's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.004663'}^[23].
• NGC 3879's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}^[24].
• NGC 3879's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.977'}^[25].
• NGC 3879's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[26].
• NGC 3879's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.752'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

NGC 3879's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 3879^[10], IRAS 11441+6939^[11], MCG+12-11-040^[12], PGC 36743^[13], UGC 6752^[14], and IRAS F11440+6939^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 3879 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]