NGC 4978

Summary

NGC 4978 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 4978 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 4978's image is recorded as NGC4978 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 4978's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 4978's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 4978's constellation is recorded as Coma Berenices^[7].
• NGC 4978's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0a^[8].
• NGC 4978's Commons category is recorded as NGC 4978^[9].
• NGC 4978's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4978^[10].
• NGC 4978's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13075053+1824560^[11].
• NGC 4978's catalog code is recorded as UGC 8212^[12].
• NGC 4978's catalog code is recorded as MCG+03-34-002^[13].
• NGC 4978's catalog code is recorded as PGC 45494^[14].
• NGC 4978's catalog code is recorded as UZC J130750.5+182456^[15].
• NGC 4978's catalog code is recorded as Z 101-4^[16].
• NGC 4978's catalog code is recorded as Z 1305.4+1841^[17].
• NGC 4978's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J130750.51+182455.6^[18].
• NGC 4978's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +18.0355^[19].
• NGC 4978's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 45494^[20].
• NGC 4978's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J130750.52+182455.7^[21].
• NGC 4978's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1827-03-23T00:00:00Z^[22].
• NGC 4978's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02172'}^[23].
• NGC 4978's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}^[24].
• NGC 4978's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[25].
• NGC 4978's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.901'}^[26].
• NGC 4978's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.192'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy^[5] and lenticular galaxy^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 4978^[10], 2MASX J13075053+1824560^[11], UGC 8212^[12], MCG+03-34-002^[13], PGC 45494^[14], and UZC J130750.5+182456^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 4978 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]