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NGC 4888

spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo
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NGC 4888

Summary

NGC 4888 is a galaxy[1]. NGC 4888 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4888 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 4888's image is recorded as NGC 4888 PanS.jpg[4].
  • NGC 4888's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • NGC 4888's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[6].
  • NGC 4888's constellation is recorded as Virgo[7].
  • NGC 4888's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sab[8].
  • NGC 4888's part of is recorded as Q67625659[9].
  • NGC 4888's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4888[10].
  • NGC 4888's catalog code is recorded as MCG-01-33-066[11].
  • NGC 4888's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13003582-0604290[12].
  • NGC 4888's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ130035.8-060429[13].
  • NGC 4888's catalog code is recorded as LCRS B125800.7-054821[14].
  • NGC 4888's catalog code is recorded as PGC 44766[15].
  • NGC 4888's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 44766[16].
  • NGC 4888's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1789-03-23T00:00:00Z[17].
  • NGC 4888's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.4'}[18].
  • NGC 4888's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.76'}[19].
  • NGC 4888's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15'}[20].
  • NGC 4888's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.761'}[21].
  • NGC 4888's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.988'}[22].
  • NGC 4888's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.958'}[23].
  • NGC 4888's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+59.02'}[24].
  • NGC 4888's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122x8knj[25].
  • NGC 4888's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NGC 4888[26].
  • NGC 4888's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 4888[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 4888 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 4888 has Wikipedia articles in 23 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 4888. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q2085125
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q2085125_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 4888}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q2085125}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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