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IC 438

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IC 438

Summary

IC 438 is a spiral galaxy[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #27 of 122).[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 438's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[3].
  • IC 438's constellation is recorded as Lepus[4].
  • IC 438's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc[5].
  • IC 438 is part of Q67623120[6].
  • IC 438 is part of Q67624913[7].
  • IC 438 is part of Q67793623[8].
  • IC 438 is part of Q67797165[9].
  • IC 438's Commons category is recorded as IC 438[10].
  • IC 438 comprises Q9327390[11].
  • IC 438 comprises Q90902032[12].
  • IC 438 comprises Q90250339[13].
  • IC 438's catalog code is recorded as IC 438[14].
  • IC 438's catalog code is recorded as MCG-03-15-025[15].
  • IC 438's catalog code is recorded as UGCA 115[16].
  • IC 438's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 05508-1753[17].
  • IC 438's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F05507-1753[18].
  • IC 438's catalog code is recorded as ESO 555-9[19].
  • IC 438's catalog code is recorded as PGC 18047[20].
  • IC 438's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 555-0090[21].
  • IC 438's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J05530007-1752337[22].
  • IC 438's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0552-17[23].
  • IC 438's catalog code is recorded as AGC 450098[24].
  • IC 438's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ055300.1-175234[25].
  • IC 438's catalog code is recorded as SGC 055048-1753.2[26].
  • IC 438's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q05508-1753[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67623120[6], Q67624913[7], Q67793623[8], and Q67797165[9].

Designation and Status

IC 438's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[3].

History and Context

Catalog codes include IC 438[14], MCG-03-15-025[15], UGCA 115[16], IRAS 05508-1753[17], IRAS F05507-1753[18], and ESO 555-9[19].

Why It Matters

IC 438 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (spiral_galaxy category, ranking #27 of 122).[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . haroldcorwin.net. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . 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. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 16w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Redshift → {'amount': '+0.010407'}
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+3123'}
    Apparent magnitude → {'amount': '+12.75'}, {'amount': '+11.45'}, {'amount': '+12.2'} +4
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