NGC 4950

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NGC 4950

Summary

NGC 4950 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4950 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 4950's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 4950's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[5].
  • NGC 4950's constellation is recorded as Centaurus[6].
  • NGC 4950's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[7].
  • NGC 4950 is part of Q67623560[8].
  • NGC 4950 is part of Q67625653[9].
  • NGC 4950 is part of Q67791457[10].
  • NGC 4950's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4950[11].
  • NGC 4950's catalog code is recorded as MCG-07-27-031[12].
  • NGC 4950's catalog code is recorded as PGC 45294[13].
  • NGC 4950's catalog code is recorded as ESO 269-47[14].
  • NGC 4950's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13053653-4330017[15].
  • NGC 4950's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 269-0470[16].
  • NGC 4950's catalog code is recorded as SGC 130245-4314.0[17].
  • NGC 4950's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ130536.5-433002[18].
  • NGC 4950's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 45294[19].
  • NGC 4950's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 6135812857711470208[20].
  • NGC 4950's time of discovery or invention is recorded as June 3, 1834[21].
  • NGC 4950's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.009316'}[22].
  • NGC 4950's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.9'}[23].
  • NGC 4950's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.94'}[24].
  • NGC 4950's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.20'}[25].
  • NGC 4950's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+17.2880'}[26].
  • NGC 4950's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.736'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Use and Application

Part of include Q67623560[8], Q67625653[9], and Q67791457[10].

Why It Matters

NGC 4950 has Wikipedia articles in 24 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q66470551. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Gaia Data Release 2. 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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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q1115872_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 4950}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1115872}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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  1. 20d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Principal galaxies catalogue id 45294
    Constellation Centaurus
    Google knowledge graph id /g/121y51_d
    Catalog code NGC 4950, MCG-07-27-031, PGC 45294 +7
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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