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NGC 4870

spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici
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NGC 4870

Summary

NGC 4870 is a low-ionization nuclear emission-line region[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4870 is credited with the discovery of Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse[3].
  • NGC 4870's image is recorded as NGC4870 - SDSS DR14.jpg[4].
  • NGC 4870's instance of is recorded as low-ionization nuclear emission-line region[5].
  • NGC 4870's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[6].
  • NGC 4870's constellation is recorded as Canes Venatici[7].
  • NGC 4870's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S[8].
  • NGC 4870's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb[9].
  • NGC 4870's Commons category is recorded as NGC 4870[10].
  • NGC 4870's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4870[11].
  • NGC 4870's catalog code is recorded as PGC 44569[12].
  • NGC 4870's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12591779+3702540[13].
  • NGC 4870's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J125917.76+370254.0[14].
  • NGC 4870's catalog code is recorded as 2MFGC 10282[15].
  • NGC 4870's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 44569[16].
  • NGC 4870's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1517324435720086528[17].
  • NGC 4870's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1878-04-01T00:00:00Z[18].
  • NGC 4870's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03530'}[19].
  • NGC 4870's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}[20].
  • NGC 4870's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.6462'}[21].
  • NGC 4870's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.447'}[22].
  • NGC 4870's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.821'}[23].
  • NGC 4870's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.415'}[24].
  • NGC 4870's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.145'}[25].
  • NGC 4870's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.325'}[26].
  • NGC 4870's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.469'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 4870 is credited with the discovery of Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 4870 has Wikipedia articles in 9 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Demographics of Sloan Digital Sky Survey galaxies along the Hubble sequence. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-4870_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 4870}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4870}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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