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NGC 3947

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NGC 3947

Summary

NGC 3947 is an emission-line galaxy[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (emission_line_galaxy category, ranking #10 of 59).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 3947 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 3947's instance of is recorded as emission-line galaxy[4].
  • NGC 3947's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 3947's constellation is recorded as Leo[6].
  • NGC 3947's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBb[7].
  • NGC 3947 is part of Leo Cluster[8].
  • NGC 3947 is part of Q67623461[9].
  • NGC 3947 is part of Q67625550[10].
  • NGC 3947 is part of Q67671608[11].
  • NGC 3947 is part of Q67792879[12].
  • NGC 3947 is part of Q67796455[13].
  • NGC 3947's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3947[14].
  • NGC 3947's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3947[15].
  • NGC 3947's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11532031+2045055[16].
  • NGC 3947's catalog code is recorded as UGC 6863[17].
  • NGC 3947's catalog code is recorded as MCG+04-28-088[18].
  • NGC 3947's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 11507+2101[19].
  • NGC 3947's catalog code is recorded as PGC 37264[20].
  • NGC 3947's catalog code is recorded as Z 127-95[21].
  • NGC 3947's catalog code is recorded as UZC J115320.3+204506[22].
  • NGC 3947's catalog code is recorded as Z 1150.8+2102[23].
  • NGC 3947's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q11507+2101[24].
  • NGC 3947's catalog code is recorded as FIRST J115320.3+204505[25].
  • NGC 3947's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J115320+204505[26].
  • NGC 3947's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J115320.32+204506.1[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include emission-line galaxy[4] and spiral galaxy[5].

Use and Application

Part of include Leo Cluster[8], a galaxy cluster[28]; Q67623461[9]; Q67625550[10]; Q67671608[11]; Q67792879[12]; and Q67796455[13].

Why It Matters

NGC 3947 draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (emission_line_galaxy category, ranking #10 of 59).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

Related Entities

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Star-forming galaxies in low-redshift clusters: data and integrated galaxy properties. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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.

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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 3947. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3947
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-3947_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 3947}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3947}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 17w ago · Phantomdj · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Constellation → Leo
    Part of → —
    Instance of → —
    Epoch → J2000.0
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q9326645]]"
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