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NGC 4263

spiral galaxy in the constellation Corvus
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NGC 4263

Summary

NGC 4263 is an emission-line galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4263 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 4263's instance of is recorded as emission-line galaxy[4].
  • NGC 4263's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 4263's constellation is recorded as Corvus[6].
  • NGC 4263's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb[7].
  • NGC 4263 is part of Q67623499[8].
  • NGC 4263 is part of Q67625606[9].
  • NGC 4263's said to be the same as is recorded as NGC 4265[10].
  • NGC 4263's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4263[11].
  • NGC 4263's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 12171-1156[12].
  • NGC 4263's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-32-001[13].
  • NGC 4263's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4265[14].
  • NGC 4263's catalog code is recorded as PGC 39698[15].
  • NGC 4263's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F12171-1156[16].
  • NGC 4263's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12194219-1213319[17].
  • NGC 4263's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05529-01020[18].
  • NGC 4263's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J121942-121330[19].
  • NGC 4263's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ121942.2-121332[20].
  • NGC 4263's catalog code is recorded as LCRS B121707.8-115651[21].
  • NGC 4263's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q12171-1156[22].
  • NGC 4263's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 39698[23].
  • NGC 4263's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 27, 1786[24].
  • NGC 4263's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.014123'}[25].
  • NGC 4263's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.6'}[26].
  • NGC 4263's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.69'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Use and Application

Part of include Q67623499[8] and Q67625606[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 4263 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . A redshift survey of IRAS galaxies. VII - The infrared and redshift data for the 1.936 Jansky sample. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 7w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Constellation → Corvus
    Apparent magnitude → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.6'}, {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.69'}, {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14'} +3
    New general catalogue id → 4263
    Said to be the same as → NGC 4265
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: NGC 4263 PanS.jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
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