NGC 4550

lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo
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NGC 4550

Summary

NGC 4550 is a lenticular galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4550 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 4550's image is recorded as NGC 4550 hst 05375 R814 G555.png[4].
  • NGC 4550's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[5].
  • NGC 4550's constellation is recorded as Virgo[6].
  • NGC 4550's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SB0[7].
  • NGC 4550's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E-E/S0[8].
  • NGC 4550's part of is recorded as Virgo Cluster[9].
  • NGC 4550's part of is recorded as Q67623508[10].
  • NGC 4550's part of is recorded as Q67625638[11].
  • NGC 4550's part of is recorded as Q67790367[12].
  • NGC 4550's part of is recorded as Q67795770[13].
  • NGC 4550's Commons category is recorded as NGC 4550[14].
  • NGC 4550's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4550[15].
  • NGC 4550's catalog code is recorded as UGC 7757[16].
  • NGC 4550's catalog code is recorded as PGC 41943[17].
  • NGC 4550's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12353061+1213154[18].
  • NGC 4550's catalog code is recorded as MCG+02-32-147[19].
  • NGC 4550's catalog code is recorded as VCC 1619[20].
  • NGC 4550's catalog code is recorded as EVCC 2175[21].
  • NGC 4550's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J123530.58+121314.9[22].
  • NGC 4550's catalog code is recorded as UZC J123530.6+121315[23].
  • NGC 4550's catalog code is recorded as Z 1233.0+1230[24].
  • NGC 4550's catalog code is recorded as Z 70-182[25].
  • NGC 4550's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 41943[26].
  • NGC 4550's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-00-00T00:00:00Z[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 4550 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 4550 has Wikipedia articles in 32 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] . haroldcorwin.net. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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 4550. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4550
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