Leo A

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Leo A

Summary

Leo An is a galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leo An is credited with the discovery of Fritz Zwicky[3].
  • Leo A's image is recorded as Leo A Hubble WikiSky.jpg[4].
  • Leo A's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • Leo A's constellation is recorded as Leo[6].
  • Leo A's galaxy morphological type is recorded as IBm[7].
  • Leo A's galaxy morphological type is recorded as 10[8].
  • Leo A's part of is recorded as Local Group[9].
  • Leo A's part of is recorded as Q67796371[10].
  • Leo A's Commons category is recorded as Leo A[11].
  • Leo A's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-24-008[12].
  • Leo A's catalog code is recorded as UGC 5364[13].
  • Leo A's catalog code is recorded as UZC J095923.7+304457[14].
  • Leo A's catalog code is recorded as Z 0956.4+3059[15].
  • Leo A's catalog code is recorded as Z 153-10[16].
  • Leo A's catalog code is recorded as DDO 69[17].
  • Leo A's catalog code is recorded as PGC 28868[18].
  • Leo A's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 28868[19].
  • Leo A's catalog code is recorded as [VDD93] 101[20].
  • Leo A's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1942-00-00T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Leo A's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/061xg_[22].
  • Leo A's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.000067'}[23].
  • Leo A's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.000067'}[24].
  • Leo A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.26'}[25].
  • Leo A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.08'}[26].
  • Leo A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.54'}[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Local Group[9], a galaxy cluster[28] and Q67796371[10].

Designation and Status

Leo A's instance of is recorded as galaxy[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include MCG+05-24-008[12], UGC 5364[13], UZC J095923.7+304457[14], Z 0956.4+3059[15], Z 153-10[16], and DDO 69[17].

Why It Matters

Leo A ranks in the top 4% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

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] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . The EFIGI catalogue of 4458 nearby galaxies with detailed morphology. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Q66470551. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Spitzer Local Volume Legacy (LVL) global optical photometry. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The Spitzer Local Volume Legacy (LVL) global optical photometry. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Spitzer Local Volume Legacy (LVL) global optical photometry. 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Leo A. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/leo-a
MLA “Leo A.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/leo-a.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_leo-a_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Leo A}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/leo-a}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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