NGC 4178

Summary

NGC 4178 is a galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 4178 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 4178's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[4].
• NGC 4178's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[5].
• NGC 4178's constellation is recorded as Virgo^[6].
• NGC 4178's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBcd^[7].
• NGC 4178's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc(dSc)^[8].
• NGC 4178 is part of Virgo Cluster^[9].
• NGC 4178 is part of Q67625638^[10].
• NGC 4178 is part of Q67790367^[11].
• NGC 4178 is part of Q67795770^[12].
• NGC 4178's Commons category is recorded as NGC 4178^[13].
• NGC 4178's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4178^[14].
• NGC 4178's catalog code is recorded as UGC 7215^[15].
• NGC 4178's catalog code is recorded as PGC 38943^[16].
• NGC 4178's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12124644+1051575^[17].
• NGC 4178's catalog code is recorded as MCG+02-31-050^[18].
• NGC 4178's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 12102+1108^[19].
• NGC 4178's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F12102+1108^[20].
• NGC 4178's catalog code is recorded as VCC 66^[21].
• NGC 4178's catalog code is recorded as ALFALFA 3-169^[22].
• NGC 4178's catalog code is recorded as EVCC 171^[23].
• NGC 4178's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J1212+10^[24].
• NGC 4178's catalog code is recorded as IC 3042^[25].
• NGC 4178's catalog code is recorded as NVSS B121013+110847^[26].
• NGC 4178's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q12102+1108^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Virgo Cluster^[9], a galaxy cluster^[28]; Q67625638^[10]; Q67790367^[11]; and Q67795770^[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy^[4] and spiral galaxy^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 4178^[14], UGC 7215^[15], PGC 38943^[16], 2MASX J12124644+1051575^[17], MCG+02-31-050^[18], and IRAS 12102+1108^[19].

Why It Matters

NGC 4178 ranks in the top 5% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]