NGC 397

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NGC 397

Summary

NGC 397 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 397 is credited with the discovery of Robert Stawell Ball[3].
  • NGC 397's image is recorded as NGC 0397 SDSS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 397's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[5].
  • NGC 397's constellation is recorded as Pisces[6].
  • NGC 397's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[7].
  • NGC 397's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[8].
  • NGC 397's part of is recorded as Q67792907[9].
  • NGC 397's part of is recorded as Q67796252[10].
  • NGC 397's Commons category is recorded as NGC 397[11].
  • NGC 397's catalog code is recorded as NGC 397[12].
  • NGC 397's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01083108+3306329[13].
  • NGC 397's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-03-064[14].
  • NGC 397's catalog code is recorded as PGC 4051[15].
  • NGC 397's catalog code is recorded as AGC 110057[16].
  • NGC 397's catalog code is recorded as Z 501-96[17].
  • NGC 397's catalog code is recorded as Z 0105.8+3250[18].
  • NGC 397's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +32.0048[19].
  • NGC 397's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 4051[20].
  • NGC 397's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J010831.12+330633.0[21].
  • NGC 397's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 314700332612298496[22].
  • NGC 397's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1866-12-06T00:00:00Z[23].
  • NGC 397's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.58'}[24].
  • NGC 397's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.0054'}[25].
  • NGC 397's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.49'}[26].
  • NGC 397's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.96'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 397 is credited with the discovery of Robert Stawell Ball[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 397 has Wikipedia articles in 16 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . BVRI surface photometry of isolated galaxy triplets. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BVRI surface photometry of isolated galaxy triplets. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BVRI surface photometry of isolated galaxy triplets. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BVRI surface photometry of isolated galaxy triplets. 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 397. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-397
MLA “NGC 397.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-397.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-397_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 397}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-397}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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