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NGC 4256

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NGC 4256

Summary

NGC 4256 is a spiral galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4256 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 4256's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[4].
  • NGC 4256's constellation is recorded as Draco[5].
  • NGC 4256's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb[6].
  • NGC 4256's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa[7].
  • NGC 4256 is part of Q67791708[8].
  • NGC 4256's Commons category is recorded as NGC 4256[9].
  • NGC 4256's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4256[10].
  • NGC 4256's catalog code is recorded as PGC 39568[11].
  • NGC 4256's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F12163+6610[12].
  • NGC 4256's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12184303+6553530[13].
  • NGC 4256's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 12163+6610[14].
  • NGC 4256's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12184305+6553540[15].
  • NGC 4256's catalog code is recorded as MCG+11-15-045[16].
  • NGC 4256's catalog code is recorded as UGC 7351[17].
  • NGC 4256's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J121843.07+655353.7[18].
  • NGC 4256's catalog code is recorded as Z 315-32[19].
  • NGC 4256's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J121843.08+655353.7[20].
  • NGC 4256's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J121843.08+655353.6[21].
  • NGC 4256's catalog code is recorded as Z 1216.4+6610[22].
  • NGC 4256's catalog code is recorded as UZC J121842.9+655354[23].
  • NGC 4256's catalog code is recorded as 2MFGC 9696[24].
  • NGC 4256's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 39568[25].
  • NGC 4256's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 20, 1790[26].
  • NGC 4256's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.008456'}[27].

Body

Geography

NGC 4256 is part of Q67791708[8].

Designation and Status

NGC 4256's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 4256[10], PGC 39568[11], IRAS F12163+6610[12], 2MASX J12184303+6553530[13], IRAS 12163+6610[14], and 2MASX J12184305+6553540[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 4256 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

William Herschel

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A catalog of visually classified galaxies in the local (z ~ 0.01) universe. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → William Herschel
    Instance of → —
    Constellation → Draco
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+2471.8'}, {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+2489.3'}
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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