NGC 3406

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NGC 3406

Summary

NGC 3406 is an interacting galaxy[1]. NGC 3406 has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 3406 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 3406's image is recorded as NGC3406 NGC3410 - SDSS DR14.png[4].
  • NGC 3406's instance of is recorded as interacting galaxy[5].
  • NGC 3406's instance of is recorded as interacting galaxies[6].
  • NGC 3406's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major[7].
  • NGC 3406's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E-S0[8].
  • NGC 3406's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[9].
  • NGC 3406's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3406[10].
  • NGC 3406's catalog code is recorded as PGC 32580[11].
  • NGC 3406's catalog code is recorded as UGC 5970[12].
  • NGC 3406's catalog code is recorded as MCG+09-18-040[13].
  • NGC 3406's catalog code is recorded as KPG 253[14].
  • NGC 3406's catalog code is recorded as Z 267-20[15].
  • NGC 3406's catalog code is recorded as Z 1048.8+5118[16].
  • NGC 3406's catalog code is recorded as UZC J105144.0+510124[17].
  • NGC 3406's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 32580[18].
  • NGC 3406's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1831-02-17T00:00:00Z[19].
  • NGC 3406's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.023813'}[20].
  • NGC 3406's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.7'}[21].
  • NGC 3406's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.7'}[22].
  • NGC 3406's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122_4qpr[23].
  • NGC 3406's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 3406[24].
  • NGC 3406's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 3406[25].
  • NGC 3406's Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID is recorded as 32580[26].
  • NGC 3406's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+162.93208'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 3406 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 3406 has Wikipedia articles in 21 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] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Tracing kinematic (mis)alignments in CALIFA merging galaxies. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . An HI survey of polar ring galaxies. II. The Effelsberg sample. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies. 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 3406. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1104599
MLA “NGC 3406.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1104599.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q1104599_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 3406}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1104599}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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