NGC 3997

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NGC 3997

Summary

NGC 3997 is an emission-line galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 3997 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 3997's image is recorded as NGC3997 - SDSS DR14.jpg[4].
  • NGC 3997's instance of is recorded as emission-line galaxy[5].
  • NGC 3997's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[6].
  • NGC 3997's constellation is recorded as Leo[7].
  • NGC 3997's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SB[8].
  • NGC 3997's part of is recorded as Q67862787[9].
  • NGC 3997's part of is recorded as Q67625574[10].
  • NGC 3997's part of is recorded as Q67790667[11].
  • NGC 3997's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3997[12].
  • NGC 3997's has part is recorded as Q9329145[13].
  • NGC 3997's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3997[14].
  • NGC 3997's catalog code is recorded as PGC 37629[15].
  • NGC 3997's catalog code is recorded as UGC 6942[16].
  • NGC 3997's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11574822+2516142[17].
  • NGC 3997's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 11552+2532[18].
  • NGC 3997's catalog code is recorded as MCG+04-28-102[19].
  • NGC 3997's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J115748.24+251614.1[20].
  • NGC 3997's catalog code is recorded as Z 127-114[21].
  • NGC 3997's catalog code is recorded as FIRST J115748.2+251617[22].
  • NGC 3997's catalog code is recorded as UZC J115748.3+251615[23].
  • NGC 3997's catalog code is recorded as Z 1155.2+2533[24].
  • NGC 3997's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q11552+2532[25].
  • NGC 3997's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J115748+251615[26].
  • NGC 3997's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J115748.20+251618.0[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 3997 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 3997 has Wikipedia articles in 11 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . SIMBAD. 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 3997. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3997
MLA “NGC 3997.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3997.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-3997_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 3997}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-3997}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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