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NGC 4946

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NGC 4946

Summary

NGC 4946 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4946 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 4946's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].
  • NGC 4946's constellation is recorded as Centaurus[5].
  • NGC 4946's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[6].
  • NGC 4946's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S...[7].
  • NGC 4946 is part of Q67850065[8].
  • NGC 4946 is part of Q67623560[9].
  • NGC 4946 is part of Q67625653[10].
  • NGC 4946 is part of Q67791457[11].
  • NGC 4946 is part of Q67796877[12].
  • NGC 4946's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4946[13].
  • NGC 4946's catalog code is recorded as MCG-07-27-030[14].
  • NGC 4946's catalog code is recorded as PGC 45283[15].
  • NGC 4946's catalog code is recorded as ESO 269-45[16].
  • NGC 4946's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13052940-4335279[17].
  • NGC 4946's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 269-0450[18].
  • NGC 4946's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ130529.4-433528[19].
  • NGC 4946's catalog code is recorded as SGC 130238-4319.4[20].
  • NGC 4946's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 45283[21].
  • NGC 4946's time of discovery or invention is recorded as June 3, 1834[22].
  • NGC 4946's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.010174'}[23].
  • NGC 4946's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.5'}[24].
  • NGC 4946's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.31'}[25].
  • NGC 4946's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.61'}[26].
  • NGC 4946's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.911'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 4946's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].

Use and Application

Part of include Q67850065[8], Q67623560[9], Q67625653[10], Q67791457[11], and Q67796877[12].

Why It Matters

NGC 4946 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala 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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  1. 24d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Principal galaxies catalogue id → 45283
    Constellation → Centaurus
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/120mnn77
    Catalog code → NGC 4946, MCG-07-27-030, PGC 45283 +6
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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