NGC 4992

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NGC 4992

Summary

NGC 4992 is an astrophysical X-ray source[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4992 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 4992's image is recorded as NGC4992 - SDSS DR14.jpg[4].
  • NGC 4992's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source[5].
  • NGC 4992's instance of is recorded as Seyfert 2 galaxy[6].
  • NGC 4992's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[7].
  • NGC 4992's constellation is recorded as Virgo[8].
  • NGC 4992's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa[9].
  • NGC 4992's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 0[10].
  • NGC 4992's Commons category is recorded as NGC 4992[11].
  • NGC 4992's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4992[12].
  • NGC 4992's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13090558+1138026[13].
  • NGC 4992's catalog code is recorded as MCG+02-34-001[14].
  • NGC 4992's catalog code is recorded as UGC 8232[15].
  • NGC 4992's catalog code is recorded as PGC 45593[16].
  • NGC 4992's catalog code is recorded as Z 72-6[17].
  • NGC 4992's catalog code is recorded as Z 1306.6+1154[18].
  • NGC 4992's catalog code is recorded as UZC J130905.6+113803[19].
  • NGC 4992's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J130905.59+113802.8[20].
  • NGC 4992's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 45593[21].
  • NGC 4992's catalog code is recorded as PBC J1309.0+1138[22].
  • NGC 4992's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1831-04-04T00:00:00Z[23].
  • NGC 4992's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02515'}[24].
  • NGC 4992's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}[25].
  • NGC 4992's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.227'}[26].
  • NGC 4992's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 4992 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 4992 has Wikipedia articles in 10 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The EFIGI catalogue of 4458 nearby galaxies with detailed morphology. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . 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] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . SIMBAD. 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 4992. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4992
MLA “NGC 4992.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4992.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-4992_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 4992}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4992}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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