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NGC 3636

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NGC 3636

Summary

NGC 3636 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. NGC 3636 has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 3636 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 3636's image is recorded as NGC3636 - SDSS DR14.jpg[4].
  • NGC 3636's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[5].
  • NGC 3636's constellation is recorded as Crater[6].
  • NGC 3636's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[7].
  • NGC 3636's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3636[8].
  • NGC 3636's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3636[9].
  • NGC 3636's catalog code is recorded as PGC 34709[10].
  • NGC 3636's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-29-019[11].
  • NGC 3636's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05511-00977[12].
  • NGC 3636's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J112025.10-101654.1[13].
  • NGC 3636's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 34709[14].
  • NGC 3636's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-03-04T00:00:00Z[15].
  • NGC 3636's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.005844'}[16].
  • NGC 3636's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.4'}[17].
  • NGC 3636's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.6839'}[18].
  • NGC 3636's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13'}[19].
  • NGC 3636's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+1751'}[20].
  • NGC 3636's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121ln4sl[21].
  • NGC 3636's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 3636[22].
  • NGC 3636's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 3636[23].
  • NGC 3636's Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID is recorded as 34709[24].
  • NGC 3636's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+170.10464269055150'}[25].
  • NGC 3636's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-10.28169889722670'}[26].
  • NGC 3636's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 3636 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 3636 has Wikipedia articles in 26 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] ↑ . A catalog of visually classified galaxies in the local (z ~ 0.01) universe. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Line strengths of early-type galaxies. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. 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 3636. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1105686
MLA “NGC 3636.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1105686.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q1105686_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 3636}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1105686}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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