NGC 4661

Summary

NGC 4661 is a galaxy^[1]. NGC 4661 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 4661 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 4661's instance of is recorded as galaxy^[4].
• NGC 4661's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[5].
• NGC 4661's constellation is recorded as Centaurus^[6].
• NGC 4661's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa:^[7].
• NGC 4661 is part of Q67850065^[8].
• NGC 4661 is part of Q67623522^[9].
• NGC 4661 is part of Q67625653^[10].
• NGC 4661 is part of Q67790371^[11].
• NGC 4661 is part of Q67796867^[12].
• NGC 4661's said to be the same as is recorded as NGC 4650B^[13].
• NGC 4661's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4661^[14].
• NGC 4661's catalog code is recorded as ESO 322-72^[15].
• NGC 4661's catalog code is recorded as MCG-07-26-040^[16].
• NGC 4661's catalog code is recorded as PGC 42983^[17].
• NGC 4661's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4650B^[18].
• NGC 4661's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12451495-4049272^[19].
• NGC 4661's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ124514.9-404927^[20].
• NGC 4661's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 42983^[21].
• NGC 4661's catalog code is recorded as SGC 124230-4033.0^[22].
• NGC 4661's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 322-0720^[23].
• NGC 4661's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 6152026084375387648^[24].
• NGC 4661's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1834-06-05T00:00:00Z^[25].
• NGC 4661's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.008553'}^[26].
• NGC 4661's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.5'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Use and Application

Part of include Q67850065^[8], Q67623522^[9], Q67625653^[10], Q67790371^[11], and Q67796867^[12].

Why It Matters

NGC 4661 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]