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Leo I

Summary

Leo I is an elliptical galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of elliptical_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leo I is credited with the discovery of Albert George Wilson[3].
  • Leo I's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].
  • Leo I's instance of is recorded as dwarf galaxy[5].
  • Leo I's constellation is recorded as Leo[6].
  • Leo I's galaxy morphological type is recorded as dSphun[7].
  • Leo I is part of Local Group[8].
  • Leo I is part of Q67796371[9].
  • Leo I's Commons category is recorded as Leo I[10].
  • Leo I's parent astronomical body is recorded as Milky Way[11].
  • Leo I's catalog code is recorded as PGC 29488[12].
  • Leo I's catalog code is recorded as DDO 74[13].
  • Leo I's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 29488[14].
  • Leo I's catalog code is recorded as UGC 5470[15].
  • Leo I's catalog code is recorded as UZC J100826.8+121905[16].
  • Leo I's catalog code is recorded as Anon 1005+12[17].
  • Leo I's catalog code is recorded as MCG+02-26-027[18].
  • Leo I's catalog code is recorded as Z 64-73[19].
  • Leo I's catalog code is recorded as Z 1005.8+1233[20].
  • Leo I's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Leo I's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.000560'}[22].
  • Leo I's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.0'}[23].
  • Leo I's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.3'}[24].
  • Leo I's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.31'}[25].
  • Leo I's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+283'}[26].
  • Leo I's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '-1.46'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include elliptical galaxy[4] and dwarf galaxy[5].

Use and Application

Part of include Local Group[8], a galaxy cluster[28] and Q67796371[9].

Why It Matters

Leo I ranks in the top 6% of elliptical_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . haroldcorwin.net. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A catalog of visually classified galaxies in the local (z ~ 0.01) universe. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . haroldcorwin.net. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Q66470551. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The observed properties of dwarf galaxies in and around the Local Group. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Cosmicflows-3. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Insights into pre-enrichment of star clusters and self-enrichment of dwarf galaxies from their intrinsic metallicity dispersions. 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.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
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    Discoverer or inventor → Albert George Wilson
    Metallicity → {'amount': '-1.46'}
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