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NGC 3974

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NGC 3974

Summary

NGC 3974 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 3974 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 3974's image is recorded as NGC 3974 PanS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 3974's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 3974's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[6].
  • NGC 3974's constellation is recorded as Crater[7].
  • NGC 3974's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3974[8].
  • NGC 3974's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3974[9].
  • NGC 3974's catalog code is recorded as PGC 37452[10].
  • NGC 3974's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11554013-1201386[11].
  • NGC 3974's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-31-001[12].
  • NGC 3974's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05521-00589[13].
  • NGC 3974's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J115540-120142[14].
  • NGC 3974's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ115540.1-120139[15].
  • NGC 3974's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 37452[16].
  • NGC 3974's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3574963861878566528[17].
  • NGC 3974's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1828-03-09T00:00:00Z[18].
  • NGC 3974's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.018303'}[19].
  • NGC 3974's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.4'}[20].
  • NGC 3974's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.94'}[21].
  • NGC 3974's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14'}[22].
  • NGC 3974's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.8318'}[23].
  • NGC 3974's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.089'}[24].
  • NGC 3974's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.337'}[25].
  • NGC 3974's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.057'}[26].
  • NGC 3974's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+5493'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 3974 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 3974 has Wikipedia articles in 27 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. 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] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Cosmicflows-3. 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 3974. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3974
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-3974_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 3974}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3974}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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