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NGC 3977

spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
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NGC 3977

Summary

NGC 3977 is a low-ionization nuclear emission-line region[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (low_ionization_nuclear_emission_line_region category, ranking #11 of 77).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 3977 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 3977's instance of is recorded as low-ionization nuclear emission-line region[4].
  • NGC 3977's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 3977's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major[6].
  • NGC 3977's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sab[7].
  • NGC 3977's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Scr[8].
  • NGC 3977 is part of Q67625563[9].
  • NGC 3977's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3977[10].
  • NGC 3977's said to be the same as is recorded as NGC 3980[11].
  • NGC 3977's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3977[12].
  • NGC 3977's catalog code is recorded as MCG+09-20-034[13].
  • NGC 3977's catalog code is recorded as PGC 37497[14].
  • NGC 3977's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3980[15].
  • NGC 3977's catalog code is recorded as UGC 6909[16].
  • NGC 3977's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11560714+5523263[17].
  • NGC 3977's catalog code is recorded as Z 269-17[18].
  • NGC 3977's catalog code is recorded as Z 1153.5+5540[19].
  • NGC 3977's catalog code is recorded as UZC J115607.2+552326[20].
  • NGC 3977's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J115607.19+552326.7[21].
  • NGC 3977's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J115607.19+552326.9[22].
  • NGC 3977's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 37497[23].
  • NGC 3977's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 841007613633105664[24].
  • NGC 3977's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 14, 1789[25].
  • NGC 3977's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01934'}[26].
  • NGC 3977's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include low-ionization nuclear emission-line region[4] and spiral galaxy[5].

Use and Application

NGC 3977 is part of Q67625563[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 3977 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (low_ionization_nuclear_emission_line_region category, ranking #11 of 77).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

William Herschel

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . The UNAM-KIAS catalog of isolated galaxies. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 3977. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3977
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-3977_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 3977}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3977}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 16w ago · Phantomdj · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Redshift → {'amount': '+0.01934'}
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+5806'}
    Apparent magnitude → {'amount': '+13.6'}, {'amount': '+14.7'}, {'amount': '+18.4102'} +8
    Instance of → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q9326298]]"
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