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IC 4642

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IC 4642

Summary

IC 4642 is a planetary nebula[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 4642's instance of is recorded as planetary nebula[3].
  • IC 4642's constellation is recorded as Ara[4].
  • IC 4642's catalog code is recorded as IC 4642[5].
  • IC 4642's catalog code is recorded as HD 154952[6].
  • IC 4642's catalog code is recorded as ESO 180-4[7].
  • IC 4642's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 17075-5520[8].
  • IC 4642's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J17114492-5524088[9].
  • IC 4642's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J17114503-5523560[10].
  • IC 4642's catalog code is recorded as GSC 08731-00931[11].
  • IC 4642's catalog code is recorded as DENIS J171145.2-552401[12].
  • IC 4642's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 9902[13].
  • IC 4642's catalog code is recorded as GSC2 S2113300188[14].
  • IC 4642's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 3099047[15].
  • IC 4642's catalog code is recorded as PK 334-09 1[16].
  • IC 4642's catalog code is recorded as UCAC3 70-402396[17].
  • IC 4642's catalog code is recorded as UCAC4 173-185414[18].
  • IC 4642's catalog code is recorded as SCM 135[19].
  • IC 4642's catalog code is recorded as WEB 14204[20].
  • IC 4642's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5923374773032038528[21].
  • IC 4642's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.0'}[22].
  • IC 4642's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.0'}[23].
  • IC 4642's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.8614'}[24].
  • IC 4642's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.2159'}[25].
  • IC 4642's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+44.0'}[26].
  • IC 4642's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+3006'}[27].

Why It Matters

IC 4642 has Wikipedia articles in 8 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. [3] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Vitesses radiales. Catalogue WEB: Wilson Evans Batten. Radial velocities: The Wilson-Evans-Batten catalogue. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Magellanic Cloud Calibration of the Galactic Planetary Nebula Distance Scale. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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