NGC 4477

Summary

NGC 4477 is a lenticular galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of lenticular_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 4477 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 4477's image is recorded as SDSS NGC 4477.jpg^[4].
• NGC 4477's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[5].
• NGC 4477's instance of is recorded as Seyfert 2 galaxy^[6].
• NGC 4477's constellation is recorded as Coma Berenices^[7].
• NGC 4477's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SB0^[8].
• NGC 4477's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0a-S0/Sa^[9].
• NGC 4477's part of is recorded as Virgo Cluster^[10].
• NGC 4477's part of is recorded as Q67623508^[11].
• NGC 4477's part of is recorded as Q67625638^[12].
• NGC 4477's part of is recorded as Q67790367^[13].
• NGC 4477's part of is recorded as Q67795770^[14].
• NGC 4477's part of is recorded as Markarian's Chain^[15].
• NGC 4477's Commons category is recorded as NGC 4477^[16].
• NGC 4477's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4477^[17].
• NGC 4477's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12300217+1338111^[18].
• NGC 4477's catalog code is recorded as MCG+02-32-097^[19].
• NGC 4477's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 12275+1354^[20].
• NGC 4477's catalog code is recorded as UGC 7638^[21].
• NGC 4477's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F12275+1354^[22].
• NGC 4477's catalog code is recorded as PGC 41260^[23].
• NGC 4477's catalog code is recorded as VCC 1253^[24].
• NGC 4477's catalog code is recorded as EVCC 2137^[25].
• NGC 4477's catalog code is recorded as Z 70-129^[26].
• NGC 4477's catalog code is recorded as UZC J123002.3+133812^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 4477 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 4477 ranks in the top 8% of lenticular_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]