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NGC 4656 and NGC 4657

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NGC 4656 and NGC 4657

Summary

NGC 4656 and NGC 4657 is an interacting galaxies[1]. It draws 44 Wikipedia views per month (interacting_galaxies category, ranking #4 of 34).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4656 and NGC 4657 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 4656 and NGC 4657's image is recorded as Hockeystick.jpg[4].
  • NGC 4656 and NGC 4657's instance of is recorded as interacting galaxies[5].
  • NGC 4656 and NGC 4657's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[6].
  • NGC 4656 and NGC 4657's constellation is recorded as Canes Venatici[7].
  • NGC 4656 and NGC 4657's Commons category is recorded as NGC 4656[8].
  • NGC 4656 and NGC 4657's has part is recorded as Q3869510[9].
  • NGC 4656 and NGC 4657's has part is recorded as Q4044895[10].
  • NGC 4656 and NGC 4657's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1787-03-20T00:00:00Z[11].
  • NGC 4656 and NGC 4657's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bgtlr[12].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 4656 and NGC 4657 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 4656 and NGC 4657 draws 44 Wikipedia views per month (interacting_galaxies category, ranking #4 of 34).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

William Herschel

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 4656 and NGC 4657. Retrieved October 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4656-and-ngc-4657
MLA “NGC 4656 and NGC 4657.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 8 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4656-and-ngc-4657.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-4656-and-ngc-4657_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 4656 and NGC 4657}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4656-and-ngc-4657}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-08}}
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