NGC 3973

Summary

NGC 3973 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 3973 is credited with the discovery of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse^[3].
• NGC 3973's image is recorded as NGC3973 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 3973's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 3973's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 3973's constellation is recorded as Leo^[7].
• NGC 3973's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S^[8].
• NGC 3973's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3973^[9].
• NGC 3973's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3973^[10].
• NGC 3973's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11553699+1159504^[11].
• NGC 3973's catalog code is recorded as MCG+02-31-001^[12].
• NGC 3973's catalog code is recorded as PGC 37439^[13].
• NGC 3973's catalog code is recorded as UZC J115537.0+115951^[14].
• NGC 3973's catalog code is recorded as Z 1153.0+1217^[15].
• NGC 3973's catalog code is recorded as Z 68-93^[16].
• NGC 3973's catalog code is recorded as Z 69-5^[17].
• NGC 3973's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J115537.00+115951.0^[18].
• NGC 3973's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 37439^[19].
• NGC 3973's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J115537.00+115950.4^[20].
• NGC 3973's catalog code is recorded as [HDL96] 69 5^[21].
• NGC 3973's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3919489027213208192^[22].
• NGC 3973's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1855-03-15T00:00:00Z^[23].
• NGC 3973's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02057'}^[24].
• NGC 3973's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}^[25].
• NGC 3973's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.4'}^[26].
• NGC 3973's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.8812'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy^[5] and spiral galaxy^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 3973^[10], 2MASX J11553699+1159504^[11], MCG+02-31-001^[12], PGC 37439^[13], UZC J115537.0+115951^[14], and Z 1153.0+1217^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 3973 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]