NGC 4993

Summary

NGC 4993 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of elliptical_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 4993 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 4993 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[4].
• NGC 4993's image is recorded as NGC 4993 and GRB170817A after glow.gif^[5].
• NGC 4993's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[6].
• NGC 4993's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy^[7].
• NGC 4993's constellation is recorded as Hydra^[8].
• NGC 4993's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E/S0^[9].
• NGC 4993's part of is recorded as Q67623570^[10].
• NGC 4993's part of is recorded as Q67625703^[11].
• NGC 4993's part of is recorded as Q67790782^[12].
• NGC 4993's Commons category is recorded as NGC 4993^[13].
• NGC 4993's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4993^[14].
• NGC 4993's catalog code is recorded as ESO 508-18^[15].
• NGC 4993's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13094770-2323017^[16].
• NGC 4993's catalog code is recorded as MCG-04-31-039^[17].
• NGC 4993's catalog code is recorded as PGC 45657^[18].
• NGC 4993's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4994^[19].
• NGC 4993's catalog code is recorded as AM 1307-230^[20].
• NGC 4993's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 508-0180^[21].
• NGC 4993's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ130947.7-232302^[22].
• NGC 4993's catalog code is recorded as SGC 130705-2307.1^[23].
• NGC 4993's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 45657^[24].
• NGC 4993's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1789-03-26T00:00:00Z^[25].
• NGC 4993's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1836-03-25T00:00:00Z^[26].
• NGC 4993's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.009727'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include William Herschel^[3], an astronomer^[28], 1738–1822^[29], of Kingdom of Hanover^[30], awarded the Copley Medal^[31], specialised in astronomy^[32] and John Frederick William Herschel^[4], an astronomer^[33], 1792–1871^[34], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[35], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[36], specialised in mathematics^[37].

Why It Matters

NGC 4993 ranks in the top 7% of elliptical_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38]