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IC 66

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IC 66

Summary

IC 66 is a galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 66 is credited with the discovery of Guillaume Bigourdan[3].
  • IC 66's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • IC 66's instance of is recorded as infrared source[5].
  • IC 66's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[6].
  • IC 66's constellation is recorded as Pisces[7].
  • IC 66's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa[8].
  • IC 66 is part of Q67623172[9].
  • IC 66 is part of Q67625375[10].
  • IC 66 is part of Q67793025[11].
  • IC 66 is part of Q67796258[12].
  • IC 66 is part of Q88452576[13].
  • IC 66's Commons category is recorded as IC 66[14].
  • IC 66's catalog code is recorded as IC 66[15].
  • IC 66's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J01003251+3047500[16].
  • IC 66's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F00577+3031[17].
  • IC 66's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-03-033[18].
  • IC 66's catalog code is recorded as PGC 3606[19].
  • IC 66's catalog code is recorded as UGC 623[20].
  • IC 66's catalog code is recorded as Z 501-59[21].
  • IC 66's catalog code is recorded as UZC J010032.5+304750[22].
  • IC 66's catalog code is recorded as Z 0057.8+3032[23].
  • IC 66's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 3606[24].
  • IC 66's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 12, 1890[25].
  • IC 66's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.016044'}[26].
  • IC 66's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67623172[9]; Q67625375[10]; Q67793025[11]; Q67796258[12]; and Q88452576[13], a galaxy group[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy[4], infrared source[5], and spiral galaxy[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include IC 66[15], 2MASX J01003251+3047500[16], IRAS F00577+3031[17], MCG+05-03-033[18], PGC 3606[19], and UGC 623[20].

Why It Matters

IC 66 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

Related Entities

Guillaume Bigourdan

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 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. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Updated Zwicky Catalog (UZC). 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Redshift → {'amount': '+0.016044'}
    Part of → —
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+4827'}
    Instance of → galaxy, infrared source, spiral galaxy
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P4095]]: 3606, Rescuing 1 sources and submitting 0 for archiving. #IABot (v2.0.9.5)"
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