IC 4997

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Summary

IC 4997 is a star[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 4997 is credited with the discovery of Williamina Fleming[3].
  • IC 4997's image is recorded as IC 4997-HST-R555GB814.png[4].
  • IC 4997's instance of is recorded as star[5].
  • IC 4997's instance of is recorded as planetary nebula[6].
  • IC 4997's constellation is recorded as Sagitta[7].
  • IC 4997's spectral class is recorded as [WC][8].
  • IC 4997's Commons category is recorded as IC 4997[9].
  • IC 4997's catalog code is recorded as HD 193538[10].
  • IC 4997's catalog code is recorded as GSC 01631-01785[11].
  • IC 4997's catalog code is recorded as IC 4997[12].
  • IC 4997's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 20178+1634[13].
  • IC 4997's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J20200875+1643536[14].
  • IC 4997's catalog code is recorded as CSI+16-20178[15].
  • IC 4997's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 12697[16].
  • IC 4997's catalog code is recorded as GSC2 N031213115[17].
  • IC 4997's catalog code is recorded as PK 058-10 1[18].
  • IC 4997's catalog code is recorded as TYC 1631-1785-1[19].
  • IC 4997's catalog code is recorded as GB6 B2017+1634[20].
  • IC 4997's catalog code is recorded as WEB 18076[21].
  • IC 4997's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1808888698632805632[22].
  • IC 4997's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.94'}[23].
  • IC 4997's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.15'}[24].
  • IC 4997's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.0383'}[25].
  • IC 4997's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.454'}[26].
  • IC 4997's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.405'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include star[5] and planetary nebula[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HD 193538[10], GSC 01631-01785[11], IC 4997[12], IRAS 20178+1634[13], 2MASS J20200875+1643536[14], and CSI+16-20178[15].

Why It Matters

IC 4997 ranks in the top 6% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Weak emission line [WELS] central stars of planetary nebulae are [WC]-PG 1159 stars. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . 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] ↑ . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). 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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