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NGC 4087

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NGC 4087

Summary

NGC 4087 is a galaxy[1]. NGC 4087 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4087 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 4087's image is recorded as NGC 4087 PanS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 4087's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 4087's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[6].
  • NGC 4087's constellation is recorded as Hydra[7].
  • NGC 4087's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S...[8].
  • NGC 4087's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4087[9].
  • NGC 4087's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12053534-2631217[10].
  • NGC 4087's catalog code is recorded as MCG-04-29-005[11].
  • NGC 4087's catalog code is recorded as ESO 505-10[12].
  • NGC 4087's catalog code is recorded as PGC 38303[13].
  • NGC 4087's catalog code is recorded as GSC 06675-00909[14].
  • NGC 4087's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 505-0100[15].
  • NGC 4087's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ120535.3-263122[16].
  • NGC 4087's catalog code is recorded as SGC 120301-2614.6[17].
  • NGC 4087's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 38303[18].
  • NGC 4087's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1789-02-24T00:00:00Z[19].
  • NGC 4087's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.011028'}[20].
  • NGC 4087's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.1'}[21].
  • NGC 4087's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.11'}[22].
  • NGC 4087's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.56'}[23].
  • NGC 4087's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.851'}[24].
  • NGC 4087's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.099'}[25].
  • NGC 4087's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.918'}[26].
  • NGC 4087's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+3327'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 4087 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 4087 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). 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] ↑ . Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog. 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_q1108894_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 4087}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1108894}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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