NGC 4955

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NGC 4955

Summary

NGC 4955 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. NGC 4955 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4955 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 4955's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].
  • NGC 4955's constellation is recorded as Hydra[5].
  • NGC 4955's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E2[6].
  • NGC 4955's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Es...[7].
  • NGC 4955 is part of Q67623558[8].
  • NGC 4955 is part of Q67625663[9].
  • NGC 4955 is part of Q67626592[10].
  • NGC 4955 is part of Q67790427[11].
  • NGC 4955's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4955[12].
  • NGC 4955's catalog code is recorded as MCG-05-31-034[13].
  • NGC 4955's catalog code is recorded as PGC 45340[14].
  • NGC 4955's catalog code is recorded as ESO 443-62[15].
  • NGC 4955's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13060479-2945155[16].
  • NGC 4955's catalog code is recorded as AM 1303-292[17].
  • NGC 4955's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 443-0620[18].
  • NGC 4955's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ130604.8-294515[19].
  • NGC 4955's catalog code is recorded as SGC 130321-2929.2[20].
  • NGC 4955's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 45340[21].
  • NGC 4955's catalog code is recorded as FLASH J130605.36-294514.6[22].
  • NGC 4955's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1835-03-30T00:00:00Z[23].
  • NGC 4955's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.011528'}[24].
  • NGC 4955's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.1'}[25].
  • NGC 4955's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.89'}[26].
  • NGC 4955's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.23'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 4955's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].

Use and Application

Part of include Q67623558[8], Q67625663[9], Q67626592[10], and Q67790427[11].

Why It Matters

NGC 4955 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] . 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] . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. 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_q1115917_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 4955}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q1115917}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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