NGC 4415

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Summary

NGC 4415 is a galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4415 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 4415's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 4415's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[5].
  • NGC 4415's constellation is recorded as Virgo[6].
  • NGC 4415's galaxy morphological type is recorded as dE(d:E)[7].
  • NGC 4415 is part of Virgo Cluster[8].
  • NGC 4415 is part of [CHM2007] HDC 720[9].
  • NGC 4415 is part of [CHM2007] LDC 904[10].
  • NGC 4415 is part of [T2015] nest 100002[11].
  • NGC 4415 is part of [TSK2008] 1[12].
  • NGC 4415's Commons category is recorded as NGC 4415[13].
  • NGC 4415's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4415[14].
  • NGC 4415's catalog code is recorded as MCG+02-32-052[15].
  • NGC 4415's catalog code is recorded as PGC 40727[16].
  • NGC 4415's catalog code is recorded as UGC 7540[17].
  • NGC 4415's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12264046+0826084[18].
  • NGC 4415's catalog code is recorded as VCC 929[19].
  • NGC 4415's catalog code is recorded as EVCC 616[20].
  • NGC 4415's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J122640.48+082608.5[21].
  • NGC 4415's catalog code is recorded as Z 70-78[22].
  • NGC 4415's catalog code is recorded as UZC J122640.5+082608[23].
  • NGC 4415's catalog code is recorded as Z 1224.1+0842[24].
  • NGC 4415's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 40727[25].
  • NGC 4415's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3902008922634688128[26].
  • NGC 4415's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 28, 1785[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Virgo Cluster[8], a galaxy cluster[28]; [CHM2007] HDC 720[9]; [CHM2007] LDC 904[10]; [T2015] nest 100002[11]; and [TSK2008] 1[12].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 4415[14], MCG+02-32-052[15], PGC 40727[16], UGC 7540[17], 2MASX J12264046+0826084[18], and VCC 929[19].

Why It Matters

NGC 4415 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . The GALEX Ultraviolet Virgo Cluster Survey (GUViCS) III. The ultraviolet source catalogs. 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 4415. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4415
MLA “NGC 4415.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 16 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4415.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-4415_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 4415}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-4415}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · Phantomdj · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Constellation → Virgo
    Part of → —
    Declination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.43571629010440'}
    Redshift → {'amount': '+0.00304'}, {'amount': '+0.00304'}
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: NGC 4415 imaged by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.png"
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