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NGC 4906

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NGC 4906

Summary

NGC 4906 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. NGC 4906 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4906 is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Louis d'Arrest[3].
  • NGC 4906's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].
  • NGC 4906's constellation is recorded as Coma Berenices[5].
  • NGC 4906's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E3[6].
  • NGC 4906 is part of Coma Cluster[7].
  • NGC 4906 is part of Coma Supercluster[8].
  • NGC 4906 is part of Q67790366[9].
  • NGC 4906 is part of Q67796466[10].
  • NGC 4906's Commons category is recorded as NGC 4906[11].
  • NGC 4906's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4906[12].
  • NGC 4906's catalog code is recorded as PGC 44799[13].
  • NGC 4906's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13003975+2755256[14].
  • NGC 4906's catalog code is recorded as AGC 221408[15].
  • NGC 4906's catalog code is recorded as Z 160-253[16].
  • NGC 4906's catalog code is recorded as Z 160-A44[17].
  • NGC 4906's catalog code is recorded as UZC J130039.7+275528[18].
  • NGC 4906's catalog code is recorded as Z 1258.2+2812[19].
  • NGC 4906's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J130039.76+275526.1[20].
  • NGC 4906's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J130039.70+275528.0[21].
  • NGC 4906's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 44799[22].
  • NGC 4906's catalog code is recorded as GMP 2541[23].
  • NGC 4906's catalog code is recorded as [DFO95] 275[24].
  • NGC 4906's catalog code is recorded as [HVH2010] Comai J130039.754+275526.26[25].
  • NGC 4906's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1460799058332221184[26].
  • NGC 4906's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1864-04-06T00:00:00Z[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 4906's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].

Use and Application

Part of include Coma Cluster[7], a galaxy cluster[28]; Coma Supercluster[8], a supercluster[29]; Q67790366[9]; and Q67796466[10].

Why It Matters

NGC 4906 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] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Morphology of galaxies in the Coma cluster region down to M_B_ = -14.25. I. A catalog of 473 members. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 4906. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1115446
MLA “NGC 4906.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1115446.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q1115446_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 4906}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1115446}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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