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NGC 3742

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NGC 3742

Summary

NGC 3742 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 3742 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 3742's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 3742's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 3742's constellation is recorded as Centaurus[6].
  • NGC 3742's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa[7].
  • NGC 3742 is part of Q67623435[8].
  • NGC 3742 is part of Q67625653[9].
  • NGC 3742's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3742[10].
  • NGC 3742's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3742[11].
  • NGC 3742's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-26-001[12].
  • NGC 3742's catalog code is recorded as PGC 35833[13].
  • NGC 3742's catalog code is recorded as ESO 320-6[14].
  • NGC 3742's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11353252-3757229[15].
  • NGC 3742's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 320-0060[16].
  • NGC 3742's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ113532.5-375723[17].
  • NGC 3742's catalog code is recorded as SGC 113305-3740.9[18].
  • NGC 3742's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 35833[19].
  • NGC 3742's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 21, 1835[20].
  • NGC 3742's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.009296'}[21].
  • NGC 3742's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.2'}[22].
  • NGC 3742's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.91'}[23].
  • NGC 3742's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.42'}[24].
  • NGC 3742's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.623'}[25].
  • NGC 3742's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.923'}[26].
  • NGC 3742's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.645'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include galaxy[4] and spiral galaxy[5].

Use and Application

Part of include Q67623435[8] and Q67625653[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 3742 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → NGC 3742
    Constellation → Centaurus
    Apparent magnitude → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.2'}, {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.91'}, {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.42'} +3
    New general catalogue id → 3742
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: NGC 3742 DSS.jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
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