NGC 4998

Summary

NGC 4998 is a galaxy^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 4998 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 4998's image is recorded as NGC4998 - SDSS DR14.jpg^[4].
• NGC 4998's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[5].
• NGC 4998's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 4998's constellation is recorded as Canes Venatici^[7].
• NGC 4998's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc^[8].
• NGC 4998's Commons category is recorded as NGC 4998^[9].
• NGC 4998's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4998^[10].
• NGC 4998's catalog code is recorded as MCG+09-22-017^[11].
• NGC 4998's catalog code is recorded as PGC 45537^[12].
• NGC 4998's catalog code is recorded as Z 1306.0+5056^[13].
• NGC 4998's catalog code is recorded as Z 271-15^[14].
• NGC 4998's catalog code is recorded as UZC J130810.3+503951^[15].
• NGC 4998's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 45537^[16].
• NGC 4998's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1789-04-26T00:00:00Z^[17].
• NGC 4998's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[18].
• NGC 4998's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2'}^[19].
• NGC 4998's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121ln4sq^[20].
• NGC 4998's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 4998^[21].
• NGC 4998's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 4998^[22].
• NGC 4998's Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID is recorded as 45537^[23].
• NGC 4998's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+197.04250'}^[24].
• NGC 4998's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+50.66389'}^[25].
• NGC 4998's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[26].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 4998^[10], MCG+09-22-017^[11], PGC 45537^[12], Z 1306.0+5056^[13], Z 271-15^[14], and UZC J130810.3+503951^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 4998 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]