NGC 440

spiral galaxy in the constellation Tucana
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NGC 440

Summary

NGC 440 is a spiral galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 440 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 440's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[4].
  • NGC 440's constellation is recorded as Tucana[5].
  • NGC 440's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sbc[6].
  • NGC 440 is part of Q67623300[7].
  • NGC 440 is part of Q67625363[8].
  • NGC 440 is part of Q67793432[9].
  • NGC 440 is part of Q88452307[10].
  • NGC 440's Commons category is recorded as NGC 440[11].
  • NGC 440's catalog code is recorded as NGC 440[12].
  • NGC 440's catalog code is recorded as PGC 4361[13].
  • NGC 440's catalog code is recorded as ESO 113-25[14].
  • NGC 440's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01124849-5816560[15].
  • NGC 440's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 113-0250[16].
  • NGC 440's catalog code is recorded as SGC 011048-5832.8[17].
  • NGC 440's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 4361[18].
  • NGC 440's catalog code is recorded as APMBGC 113+035-082[19].
  • NGC 440's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-09-27T00:00:00Z[20].
  • NGC 440's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 440[21].
  • NGC 440's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.016782'}[22].
  • NGC 440's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.9'}[23].
  • NGC 440's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.75'}[24].
  • NGC 440's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.66'}[25].
  • NGC 440's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.181'}[26].
  • NGC 440's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.471'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 440's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[4].

Use and Application

Part of include Q67623300[7]; Q67625363[8]; Q67793432[9]; and Q88452307[10], a galaxy group[28].

Why It Matters

NGC 440 has Wikipedia articles in 34 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] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. 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] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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 440. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-440
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-440_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 440}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-440}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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