NGC 1404

elliptical galaxy in the Fornax Cluster
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NGC 1404

Summary

NGC 1404 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 1404 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 1404's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].
  • NGC 1404's constellation is recorded as Eridanus[5].
  • NGC 1404's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E1[6].
  • NGC 1404 is part of Fornax Cluster[7].
  • NGC 1404 is part of Q67622944[8].
  • NGC 1404 is part of Q67624687[9].
  • NGC 1404 is part of Q67792925[10].
  • NGC 1404 is part of Q67797427[11].
  • NGC 1404's Commons category is recorded as NGC 1404[12].
  • NGC 1404's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1404[13].
  • NGC 1404's catalog code is recorded as PGC 13433[14].
  • NGC 1404's catalog code is recorded as ESO 358-46[15].
  • NGC 1404's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J03385191-3535398[16].
  • NGC 1404's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-09-013[17].
  • NGC 1404's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 358-0460[18].
  • NGC 1404's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J033851.5-353543[19].
  • NGC 1404's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ033851.9-353539[20].
  • NGC 1404's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J033852-353540[21].
  • NGC 1404's catalog code is recorded as RBS 458[22].
  • NGC 1404's catalog code is recorded as SGC 033657-3545.3[23].
  • NGC 1404's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 13433[24].
  • NGC 1404's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 28, 1837[25].
  • NGC 1404's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 1404[26].
  • NGC 1404's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.00633'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 1404's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].

Use and Application

Part of include Fornax Cluster[7], a galaxy cluster[28]; Q67622944[8]; Q67624687[9]; Q67792925[10]; and Q67797427[11].

Why It Matters

NGC 1404 has Wikipedia articles in 33 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. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The (galaxy-wide) IMF in giant elliptical galaxies: from top to bottom. 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] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 2MASS galaxies in the Fornax cluster spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 18d ago · Phantomdj · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Principal galaxies catalogue id 13433
    Redshift {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.00633'}
    Topic's main category Category:NGC 1404
    Imported from
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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