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NGC 4862

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NGC 4862

Summary

NGC 4862 is a galaxy[1]. NGC 4862 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4862 is credited with the discovery of Francis Preserved Leavenworth[3].
  • NGC 4862's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 4862's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 4862's constellation is recorded as Virgo[6].
  • NGC 4862's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBc[7].
  • NGC 4862's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 5[8].
  • NGC 4862's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4862[9].
  • NGC 4862's catalog code is recorded as PGC 44610[10].
  • NGC 4862's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-33-079[11].
  • NGC 4862's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05542-00336[12].
  • NGC 4862's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12593083-1407566[13].
  • NGC 4862's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ125930.8-140756[14].
  • NGC 4862's catalog code is recorded as AGC 520377[15].
  • NGC 4862's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 44610[16].
  • NGC 4862's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1886-02-26T00:00:00Z[17].
  • NGC 4862's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.021518'}[18].
  • NGC 4862's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.2'}[19].
  • NGC 4862's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.00'}[20].
  • NGC 4862's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15'}[21].
  • NGC 4862's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.120'}[22].
  • NGC 4862's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.326'}[23].
  • NGC 4862's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.010'}[24].
  • NGC 4862's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+6452'}[25].
  • NGC 4862's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+72.44'}[26].
  • NGC 4862's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+72.44'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Why It Matters

NGC 4862 has Wikipedia articles in 24 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] ↑ . A Digital Archive of H I 21 Centimeter Line Spectra of Optically Targeted Galaxies. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). 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] ↑ . Cosmicflows-3. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Cosmicflows-2: the data. 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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