NGC 4997

Summary

NGC 4997 is a galaxy^[1]. NGC 4997 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 4997 is credited with the discovery of Sherburne Wesley Burnham^[3].
• NGC 4997's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[4].
• NGC 4997's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[5].
• NGC 4997's constellation is recorded as Virgo^[6].
• NGC 4997's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4997^[7].
• NGC 4997's catalog code is recorded as PGC 45667^[8].
• NGC 4997's catalog code is recorded as MCG-03-34-005^[9].
• NGC 4997's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 45667^[10].
• NGC 4997's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1878-03-28T00:00:00Z^[11].
• NGC 4997's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.007920'}^[12].
• NGC 4997's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.9'}^[13].
• NGC 4997's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13'}^[14].
• NGC 4997's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.52'}^[15].
• NGC 4997's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+2376'}^[16].
• NGC 4997's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+197.46500'}^[17].
• NGC 4997's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-16.51639'}^[18].
• NGC 4997's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[19].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Why It Matters

NGC 4997 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]