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NGC 4948

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NGC 4948

Summary

NGC 4948 is a HI[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4948 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].
  • NGC 4948's instance of is recorded as HI (21cm) source[4].
  • NGC 4948's instance of is recorded as emission-line galaxy[5].
  • NGC 4948's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[6].
  • NGC 4948's constellation is recorded as Virgo[7].
  • NGC 4948's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBd[8].
  • NGC 4948's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBdm[9].
  • NGC 4948 is part of Q67623539[10].
  • NGC 4948 is part of Q67625638[11].
  • NGC 4948 is part of Q67790748[12].
  • NGC 4948's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4948[13].
  • NGC 4948's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05536-00171[14].
  • NGC 4948's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13045595-0756517[15].
  • NGC 4948's catalog code is recorded as MCG-01-33-079[16].
  • NGC 4948's catalog code is recorded as PGC 45224[17].
  • NGC 4948's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ130456.0-075652[18].
  • NGC 4948's catalog code is recorded as IC 4156[19].
  • NGC 4948's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J1305-07[20].
  • NGC 4948's catalog code is recorded as 2MFGC 10401[21].
  • NGC 4948's catalog code is recorded as DDO 162[22].
  • NGC 4948's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 45224[23].
  • NGC 4948's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 25, 1887[24].
  • NGC 4948's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.004436'}[25].
  • NGC 4948's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.6'}[26].
  • NGC 4948's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.62'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include HI (21cm) source[4], emission-line galaxy[5], and spiral galaxy[6].

Use and Application

Part of include Q67623539[10], Q67625638[11], and Q67790748[12].

Why It Matters

NGC 4948 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Q66470551. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 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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  1. 15d ago · Phantomdj · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Simbad id → NGC 4948
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount'
    Instance of → HI (21cm) source, emission-line galaxy, spiral galaxy
    Epoch → J2000.0
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q9327213]]"
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