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NGC 4285

Summary

NGC 4285 is an emission-line galaxy[1]. NGC 4285 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4285 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].
  • NGC 4285's image is recorded as NGC 4285 PanS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 4285's instance of is recorded as emission-line galaxy[5].
  • NGC 4285's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[6].
  • NGC 4285's constellation is recorded as Virgo[7].
  • NGC 4285's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa[8].
  • NGC 4285's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4285[9].
  • NGC 4285's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-32-004[10].
  • NGC 4285's catalog code is recorded as PGC 39842[11].
  • NGC 4285's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12203979-1138310[12].
  • NGC 4285's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05529-00959[13].
  • NGC 4285's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05529-00045[14].
  • NGC 4285's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J122039-113840[15].
  • NGC 4285's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ122039.8-113831[16].
  • NGC 4285's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 39842[17].
  • NGC 4285's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-05-06T00:00:00Z[18].
  • NGC 4285's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.025401'}[19].
  • NGC 4285's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.1'}[20].
  • NGC 4285's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.84'}[21].
  • NGC 4285's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14'}[22].
  • NGC 4285's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.982'}[23].
  • NGC 4285's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.331'}[24].
  • NGC 4285's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.185'}[25].
  • NGC 4285's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+7678'}[26].
  • NGC 4285's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+97.72'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

NGC 4285 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 4285 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). 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] ↑ . Cosmicflows-3. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Cosmicflows-3. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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