NGC 4973

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NGC 4973

Summary

NGC 4973 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4973 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 4973's image is recorded as NGC4973 - SDSS DR14.jpg[4].
  • NGC 4973's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[5].
  • NGC 4973's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major[6].
  • NGC 4973's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[7].
  • NGC 4973's galaxy morphological type is recorded as -4.9[8].
  • NGC 4973's part of is recorded as Q67623565[9].
  • NGC 4973's part of is recorded as Q67790778[10].
  • NGC 4973's part of is recorded as Q67796478[11].
  • NGC 4973's Commons category is recorded as NGC 4973[12].
  • NGC 4973's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4973[13].
  • NGC 4973's catalog code is recorded as IC 847[14].
  • NGC 4973's catalog code is recorded as MCG+09-22-006[15].
  • NGC 4973's catalog code is recorded as Z 270-49[16].
  • NGC 4973's catalog code is recorded as Z 271-5[17].
  • NGC 4973's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13053216+5341069[18].
  • NGC 4973's catalog code is recorded as UZC J130532.2+534107[19].
  • NGC 4973's catalog code is recorded as Z 1303.4+5357[20].
  • NGC 4973's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J130532.15+534106.5[21].
  • NGC 4973's catalog code is recorded as PGC 45299[22].
  • NGC 4973's catalog code is recorded as PGC 45280[23].
  • NGC 4973's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 45280[24].
  • NGC 4973's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1564157961706379904[25].
  • NGC 4973's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1789-04-14T00:00:00Z[26].
  • NGC 4973's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02973'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 4973 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 4973 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] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . The K‐Band Galaxy Luminosity Function. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The seventh data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. 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 4973. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4973
MLA “NGC 4973.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4973.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-4973_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 4973}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4973}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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