NGC 4517A

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NGC 4517A
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NGC 4517A

Summary

NGC 4517A is a galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4517A is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 4517A's image is recorded as NGC 4517A cutout hst 08599 65 wfpc2 total wf sci.jpg[4].
  • NGC 4517A's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 4517A's constellation is recorded as Virgo[6].
  • NGC 4517A's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBdm[7].
  • NGC 4517A's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Scd[8].
  • NGC 4517A's part of is recorded as NGC 4636[9].
  • NGC 4517A's catalog code is recorded as MCG+00-32-019[10].
  • NGC 4517A's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4517A[11].
  • NGC 4517A's catalog code is recorded as KPG 344a[12].
  • NGC 4517A's catalog code is recorded as PGC 41578[13].
  • NGC 4517A's catalog code is recorded as UGC 7685[14].
  • NGC 4517A's catalog code is recorded as EVCC 834[15].
  • NGC 4517A's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J123227.94+002326.2[16].
  • NGC 4517A's catalog code is recorded as 2dFGRS TGN321Z039[17].
  • NGC 4517A's catalog code is recorded as Z 14-62[18].
  • NGC 4517A's catalog code is recorded as UZC J123228.2+002323[19].
  • NGC 4517A's catalog code is recorded as Z 1229.9+0040[20].
  • NGC 4517A's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J1232+00a[21].
  • NGC 4517A's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 41578[22].
  • NGC 4517A's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.00510'}[23].
  • NGC 4517A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.0'}[24].
  • NGC 4517A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}[25].
  • NGC 4517A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}[26].
  • NGC 4517A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}[27].

Body

Geography

NGC 4517A's part of is recorded as NGC 4636[9].

Designation and Status

NGC 4517A's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include MCG+00-32-019[10], NGC 4517A[11], KPG 344a[12], PGC 41578[13], UGC 7685[14], and EVCC 834[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 4517A ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . The GALEX Ultraviolet Virgo Cluster Survey (GUViCS) III. The ultraviolet source catalogs. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. 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] . Absorption-line detections of 10^5^-10^6^ K gas in spiral-rich groups of galaxies. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The HIPASS catalogue — III. Optical counterparts and isolated dark galaxies. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The HIPASS catalogue — III. Optical counterparts and isolated dark galaxies. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The HIPASS catalogue — III. Optical counterparts and isolated dark galaxies. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 4517A. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4517a
MLA “NGC 4517A.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4517a.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-4517a_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 4517A}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4517a}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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