IC 4970

small lenticular galaxy which is interacting with spiral galaxy NGC 6872
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IC 4970

Summary

IC 4970 is an interacting galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of interacting_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 4970 is credited with the discovery of DeLisle Stewart[3].
  • IC 4970's image is recorded as IC 4970 by Hubble.jpg[4].
  • IC 4970's instance of is recorded as interacting galaxy[5].
  • IC 4970's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[6].
  • IC 4970's constellation is recorded as Pavo[7].
  • IC 4970's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SA0[8].
  • IC 4970's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[9].
  • IC 4970's part of is recorded as NGC 6872 and IC 4970[10].
  • IC 4970's Commons category is recorded as IC 4970[11].
  • IC 4970's catalog code is recorded as IC 4970[12].
  • IC 4970's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 73-0330[13].
  • IC 4970's catalog code is recorded as PGC 64415[14].
  • IC 4970's catalog code is recorded as ESO 73-33[15].
  • IC 4970's catalog code is recorded as SGC 201144-7054.2[16].
  • IC 4970's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 64415[17].
  • IC 4970's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1900-09-21T00:00:00Z[18].
  • IC 4970's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012krfz4[19].
  • IC 4970's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.015728'}[20].
  • IC 4970's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.16'}[21].
  • IC 4970's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.06'}[22].
  • IC 4970's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.88'}[23].
  • IC 4970's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+4715'}[24].
  • IC 4970's SIMBAD ID is recorded as IC 4970[25].
  • IC 4970's Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID is recorded as 64415[26].
  • IC 4970's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Galaxy", "IC4970"][27].

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Works and Contributions

IC 4970 is credited with the discovery of DeLisle Stewart[3].

Why It Matters

IC 4970 ranks in the top 10% of interacting_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . haroldcorwin.net. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The ESO/Uppsala Survey of the ESO(B) Atlas. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . haroldcorwin.net. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). IC 4970. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ic-4970
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ic-4970_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{IC 4970}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ic-4970}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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