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NGC 4942

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NGC 4942

Summary

NGC 4942 is an intermediate spiral galaxy[1]. NGC 4942 has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4942 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 4942's instance of is recorded as intermediate spiral galaxy[4].
  • NGC 4942's constellation is recorded as Virgo[5].
  • NGC 4942's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBcd[6].
  • NGC 4942 is part of Q67623563[7].
  • NGC 4942 is part of Q67625638[8].
  • NGC 4942 is part of Q67790748[9].
  • NGC 4942's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4942[10].
  • NGC 4942's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F13017-0723[11].
  • NGC 4942's catalog code is recorded as MCG-01-33-078[12].
  • NGC 4942's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 13017-0723[13].
  • NGC 4942's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05536-00197[14].
  • NGC 4942's catalog code is recorded as PGC 45177[15].
  • NGC 4942's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13041910-0738579[16].
  • NGC 4942's catalog code is recorded as IC 4136[17].
  • NGC 4942's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ130419.1-073858[18].
  • NGC 4942's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q13017-0723[19].
  • NGC 4942's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J1304-07[20].
  • NGC 4942's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 45177[21].
  • NGC 4942's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3628921020620846592[22].
  • NGC 4942's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1789-03-23T00:00:00Z[23].
  • NGC 4942's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.005841'}[24].
  • NGC 4942's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.0'}[25].
  • NGC 4942's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.5'}[26].
  • NGC 4942's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.63'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 4942's instance of is recorded as intermediate spiral galaxy[4].

Use and Application

Part of include Q67623563[7], Q67625638[8], and Q67790748[9].

Why It Matters

NGC 4942 has Wikipedia articles in 26 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Q66470551. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The HIPASS catalogue — III. Optical counterparts and isolated dark galaxies. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. 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_q1115804_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 4942}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1115804}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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