NGC 3880

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NGC 3880

Summary

NGC 3880 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 3880 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 3880's image is recorded as NGC3880 - SDSS DR14.jpg[4].
  • NGC 3880's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[5].
  • NGC 3880's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major[6].
  • NGC 3880's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[7].
  • NGC 3880's part of is recorded as Q67623454[8].
  • NGC 3880's part of is recorded as Q67790536[9].
  • NGC 3880's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3880[10].
  • NGC 3880's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3880[11].
  • NGC 3880's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11462225+3309421[12].
  • NGC 3880's catalog code is recorded as MCG+06-26-033[13].
  • NGC 3880's catalog code is recorded as PGC 36712[14].
  • NGC 3880's catalog code is recorded as UZC J114622.3+330942[15].
  • NGC 3880's catalog code is recorded as Z 1143.7+3326[16].
  • NGC 3880's catalog code is recorded as Z 186-43[17].
  • NGC 3880's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +33.0230[18].
  • NGC 3880's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 36712[19].
  • NGC 3880's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1827-04-29T00:00:00Z[20].
  • NGC 3880's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}[21].
  • NGC 3880's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}[22].
  • NGC 3880's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.495'}[23].
  • NGC 3880's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.737'}[24].
  • NGC 3880's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.450'}[25].
  • NGC 3880's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+10046'}[26].
  • NGC 3880's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3773454', 'amount': '+143.17'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 3880 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 3880 has Wikipedia articles in 9 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] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The Updated Zwicky Catalog (UZC). wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey. 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 3880. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3880
MLA “NGC 3880.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3880.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-3880_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 3880}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3880}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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