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NGC 4878

galaxy in the constellation of Virgo
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NGC 4878

Summary

NGC 4878 is a galaxy[1]. NGC 4878 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4878 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 4878's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 4878's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[5].
  • NGC 4878's constellation is recorded as Virgo[6].
  • NGC 4878 is part of Q67625659[7].
  • NGC 4878's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4878[8].
  • NGC 4878's catalog code is recorded as MCG-01-33-064[9].
  • NGC 4878's catalog code is recorded as PGC 44747[10].
  • NGC 4878's catalog code is recorded as GSC 04963-01023[11].
  • NGC 4878's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13002017-0606135[12].
  • NGC 4878's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ130020.2-060614[13].
  • NGC 4878's catalog code is recorded as LCRS B125744.7-055004[14].
  • NGC 4878's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 44747[15].
  • NGC 4878's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3677370416383329792[16].
  • NGC 4878's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1789-03-23T00:00:00Z[17].
  • NGC 4878's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.012759'}[18].
  • NGC 4878's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.6'}[19].
  • NGC 4878's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.5'}[20].
  • NGC 4878's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.2519'}[21].
  • NGC 4878's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.438'}[22].
  • NGC 4878's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.700'}[23].
  • NGC 4878's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.475'}[24].
  • NGC 4878's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+3825'}[25].
  • NGC 4878's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+60.26'}[26].
  • NGC 4878's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+195.08396969531930'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Use and Application

NGC 4878 is part of Q67625659[7].

Why It Matters

NGC 4878 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. 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-3. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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