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IC 10

irregular galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia
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IC 10

Summary

IC 10 is a low-surface-brightness galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 10 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].
  • IC 10's instance of is recorded as low-surface-brightness galaxy[4].
  • IC 10's instance of is recorded as irregular galaxy[5].
  • IC 10's instance of is recorded as starburst galaxy[6].
  • IC 10's constellation is recorded as Cassiopeia[7].
  • IC 10's galaxy morphological type is recorded as dIrr IV/BCD[8].
  • IC 10's galaxy morphological type is recorded as dIrr[9].
  • IC 10 is part of Local Group[10].
  • IC 10 is part of Q67796361[11].
  • IC 10's Commons category is recorded as IC 10[12].
  • IC 10's catalog code is recorded as IC 10[13].
  • IC 10's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00201733+5918136[14].
  • IC 10's catalog code is recorded as MCG+10-01-001[15].
  • IC 10's catalog code is recorded as PGC 1305[16].
  • IC 10's catalog code is recorded as UGC 192[17].
  • IC 10's catalog code is recorded as LBN 119.04-03.37[18].
  • IC 10's catalog code is recorded as LBN 591[19].
  • IC 10's catalog code is recorded as RX J002021+59177[20].
  • IC 10's catalog code is recorded as TC 6[21].
  • IC 10's catalog code is recorded as WB89 329[22].
  • IC 10's catalog code is recorded as ZOAG G118.97-03.31[23].
  • IC 10's catalog code is recorded as RGB J0020.3+5918[24].
  • IC 10's catalog code is recorded as RX J0020.4+5916[25].
  • IC 10's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 1305[26].
  • IC 10's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1887[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include low-surface-brightness galaxy[4], irregular galaxy[5], and starburst galaxy[6].

Use and Application

Part of include Local Group[10], a galaxy cluster[28] and Q67796361[11].

Why It Matters

IC 10 has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Lewis A. Swift

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . The observed properties of dwarf galaxies in and around the Local Group. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Constellation → Cassiopeia
    Apparent magnitude → {'amount': '+9.5'}, {'amount': '+13.6'}, {'amount': '+7.226'} +2
    Epoch → J2000.0
    Redshift → {'amount': '-0.001147'}
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: IC10 - Noirlab2013a.jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
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