IC 4378

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IC 4378

Summary

IC 4378 is a spiral galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 4378's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[3].
  • IC 4378's constellation is recorded as Centaurus[4].
  • IC 4378's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[5].
  • IC 4378 is part of Q67623655[6].
  • IC 4378 is part of Q67623873[7].
  • IC 4378's catalog code is recorded as IC 4378[8].
  • IC 4378's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 384-0640[9].
  • IC 4378's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J14120952-3415550[10].
  • IC 4378's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-31-027[11].
  • IC 4378's catalog code is recorded as ESO 384-64[12].
  • IC 4378's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ141209.5-341555[13].
  • IC 4378's catalog code is recorded as PGC 50711[14].
  • IC 4378's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 50711[15].
  • IC 4378's catalog code is recorded as FLASH J141210.24-341557.9[16].
  • IC 4378's catalog code is recorded as FLASH J141209.60-341602.1[17].
  • IC 4378's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 6122960219617553920[18].
  • IC 4378's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.01421'}[19].
  • IC 4378's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.53'}[20].
  • IC 4378's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.16'}[21].
  • IC 4378's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+18.4171'}[22].
  • IC 4378's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.222'}[23].
  • IC 4378's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.539'}[24].
  • IC 4378's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.176'}[25].
  • IC 4378's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+4086'}[26].
  • IC 4378's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+53.12'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

IC 4378's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[3].

Use and Application

Part of include Q67623655[6] and Q67623873[7].

Why It Matters

IC 4378 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . SIMBAD. 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] . 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] . FLASH redshift survey -- I. Observations and catalogue. 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] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Phantomdj · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Simbad id IC 4378
    Radial velocity {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount'
    Instance of spiral galaxy
    Epoch J2000.0
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: IC 4378 and IC 4379 imaged by Legacy Surveys.jpg"
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