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NGC 4280

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NGC 4280

Summary

NGC 4280 is an unknown astronomical object[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4280 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].
  • NGC 4280's image is recorded as NGC 4280 PanS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 4280's instance of is recorded as unknown astronomical object[5].
  • NGC 4280's constellation is recorded as Corvus[6].
  • NGC 4280's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4280[7].
  • NGC 4280's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • NGC 4280's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12233rv9[9].
  • NGC 4280's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 4280[10].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 4280 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 4280 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Lewis A. Swift

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 4280. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4280
MLA “NGC 4280.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4280.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-4280_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 4280}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4280}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): NGC 4280 — https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4280 (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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