NGC 4742

Summary

NGC 4742 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. NGC 4742 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 4742 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 4742's image is recorded as NGC 4742 PanS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 4742's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 4742's constellation is recorded as Virgo^[6].
• NGC 4742's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E4^[7].
• NGC 4742's part of is recorded as Q67623539^[8].
• NGC 4742's part of is recorded as Q67625638^[9].
• NGC 4742's part of is recorded as Q67790621^[10].
• NGC 4742's part of is recorded as Q67796597^[11].
• NGC 4742's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4742^[12].
• NGC 4742's catalog code is recorded as PGC 43594^[13].
• NGC 4742's catalog code is recorded as UGCA 303^[14].
• NGC 4742's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12514803-1027172^[15].
• NGC 4742's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05538-00168^[16].
• NGC 4742's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-33-032^[17].
• NGC 4742's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ125148.0-102717^[18].
• NGC 4742's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 43594^[19].
• NGC 4742's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3626536489137955584^[20].
• NGC 4742's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-03-25T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 4742's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.00424'}^[22].
• NGC 4742's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.3'}^[23].
• NGC 4742's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.55'}^[24].
• NGC 4742's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12'}^[25].
• NGC 4742's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.5613'}^[26].
• NGC 4742's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.236'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 4742 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 4742 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]