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NGC 4778

lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Virgo
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NGC 4778

Summary

NGC 4778 is a brightest cluster galaxy[1]. NGC 4778 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4778 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 4778's image is recorded as NGC 4759 PanS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 4778's instance of is recorded as brightest cluster galaxy[5].
  • NGC 4778's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[6].
  • NGC 4778's constellation is recorded as Virgo[7].
  • NGC 4778's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E...[8].
  • NGC 4778's part of is recorded as NGC 4759[9].
  • NGC 4778's part of is recorded as HCG 62[10].
  • NGC 4778's part of is recorded as Q67623531[11].
  • NGC 4778's part of is recorded as Q67625659[12].
  • NGC 4778's part of is recorded as Q67790395[13].
  • NGC 4778's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4761[14].
  • NGC 4778's catalog code is recorded as MCG-01-33-037[15].
  • NGC 4778's catalog code is recorded as PGC 43757[16].
  • NGC 4778's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4778[17].
  • NGC 4778's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12530567-0912141[18].
  • NGC 4778's catalog code is recorded as HCG 62a[19].
  • NGC 4778's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ125305.7-091214[20].
  • NGC 4778's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 43757[21].
  • NGC 4778's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1786-03-25T00:00:00Z[22].
  • NGC 4778's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.014206'}[23].
  • NGC 4778's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.7'}[24].
  • NGC 4778's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.79'}[25].
  • NGC 4778's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.25'}[26].
  • NGC 4778's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.587'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 4778 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 4778 has Wikipedia articles in 23 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Redshift survey of galaxies around a selected sample of compact groups. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . A photometric catalog of compact groups of galaxies. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . A photometric catalog of compact groups of galaxies. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). 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_q1114198_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 4778}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1114198}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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