NGC 4042

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NGC 4042

Summary

NGC 4042 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. NGC 4042 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4042 is credited with the discovery of Albert Marth[3].
  • NGC 4042's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].
  • NGC 4042's constellation is recorded as Coma Berenices[5].
  • NGC 4042's galaxy morphological type is recorded as C[6].
  • NGC 4042's Commons category is recorded as NGC 4042[7].
  • NGC 4042's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4042[8].
  • NGC 4042's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12024674+2009478[9].
  • NGC 4042's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3999337691925653120[10].
  • NGC 4042's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1865-03-18T00:00:00Z[11].
  • NGC 4042's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.4'}[12].
  • NGC 4042's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.5'}[13].
  • NGC 4042's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+17.4654'}[14].
  • NGC 4042's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.453'}[15].
  • NGC 4042's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.799'}[16].
  • NGC 4042's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.411'}[17].
  • NGC 4042's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+180.69487516299530'}[18].
  • NGC 4042's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+20.16325195207220'}[19].
  • NGC 4042's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[20].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 4042's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 4042 has Wikipedia articles in 25 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] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . The Updated Zwicky Catalog (UZC). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 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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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q1108644_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 4042}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1108644}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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