NGC 3870

spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
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NGC 3870

Summary

NGC 3870 is a lenticular galaxy[1]. NGC 3870 has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 3870 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 3870's image is recorded as NGC3870 - SDSS DR14.jpg[4].
  • NGC 3870's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[5].
  • NGC 3870's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major[6].
  • NGC 3870's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[7].
  • NGC 3870's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Im/BCD[8].
  • NGC 3870's part of is recorded as Q67623491[9].
  • NGC 3870's part of is recorded as Q67625590[10].
  • NGC 3870's part of is recorded as Q67790380[11].
  • NGC 3870's part of is recorded as Q67795792[12].
  • NGC 3870's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3870[13].
  • NGC 3870's parent astronomical body is recorded as M109 Group[14].
  • NGC 3870's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3870[15].
  • NGC 3870's catalog code is recorded as PGC 36686[16].
  • NGC 3870's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11455663+5011596[17].
  • NGC 3870's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 11432+5028[18].
  • NGC 3870's catalog code is recorded as MCG+08-22-001[19].
  • NGC 3870's catalog code is recorded as UGC 6742[20].
  • NGC 3870's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F11433+5028[21].
  • NGC 3870's catalog code is recorded as Z 268-81[22].
  • NGC 3870's catalog code is recorded as Z 1143.3+5030[23].
  • NGC 3870's catalog code is recorded as UZC J114556.6+501200[24].
  • NGC 3870's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q11432+5028[25].
  • NGC 3870's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J114556.60+501159.0[26].
  • NGC 3870's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 36686[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 3870 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 3870 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] . haroldcorwin.net. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A catalog of visually classified galaxies in the local (z ~ 0.01) universe. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . SIMBAD. 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 3870. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1106918
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q1106918_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 3870}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1106918}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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