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NGC 3970

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NGC 3970

Summary

NGC 3970 is a lenticular galaxy[1]. NGC 3970 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 3970 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 3970's image is recorded as NGC 3970 PanS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 3970's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[5].
  • NGC 3970's constellation is recorded as Crater[6].
  • NGC 3970's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[7].
  • NGC 3970's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3970[8].
  • NGC 3970's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11552806-1203405[9].
  • NGC 3970's catalog code is recorded as PGC 37425[10].
  • NGC 3970's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-30-041[11].
  • NGC 3970's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05521-00664[12].
  • NGC 3970's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ115528.1-120341[13].
  • NGC 3970's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 37425[14].
  • NGC 3970's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3574963312122750080[15].
  • NGC 3970's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1828-03-09T00:00:00Z[16].
  • NGC 3970's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.5'}[17].
  • NGC 3970's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.19'}[18].
  • NGC 3970's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14'}[19].
  • NGC 3970's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.4255'}[20].
  • NGC 3970's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.888'}[21].
  • NGC 3970's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.163'}[22].
  • NGC 3970's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.931'}[23].
  • NGC 3970's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+5755'}[24].
  • NGC 3970's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1232zsym[25].
  • NGC 3970's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 3970[26].
  • NGC 3970's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 3970[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 3970 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 3970 has Wikipedia articles in 24 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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 3970. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1108336
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q1108336_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 3970}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1108336}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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