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IC 4438

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IC 4438

Summary

IC 4438 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 4438's instance of is recorded as galaxy[3].
  • IC 4438's constellation is recorded as Boötes[4].
  • IC 4438's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sbc[5].
  • IC 4438's catalog code is recorded as IC 4438[6].
  • IC 4438's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J14283446+1720042[7].
  • IC 4438's catalog code is recorded as PGC 51709[8].
  • IC 4438's catalog code is recorded as MCG+03-37-020[9].
  • IC 4438's catalog code is recorded as Z 104-34[10].
  • IC 4438's catalog code is recorded as Z 1426.2+1733[11].
  • IC 4438's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 51709[12].
  • IC 4438's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J142834.46+172004.4[13].
  • IC 4438's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.05335'}[14].
  • IC 4438's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.460'}[15].
  • IC 4438's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.616'}[16].
  • IC 4438's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.651'}[17].
  • IC 4438's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.7'}[18].
  • IC 4438's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+17.241'}[19].
  • IC 4438's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.923'}[20].
  • IC 4438's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.355'}[21].
  • IC 4438's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.001'}[22].
  • IC 4438's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.782'}[23].
  • IC 4438's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+15568'}[24].
  • IC 4438's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+217.1435833'}[25].
  • IC 4438's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+17.3345111'}[26].
  • IC 4438's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[27].

Body

Definition and Type

IC 4438's instance of is recorded as galaxy[3].

Why It Matters

IC 4438 has Wikipedia articles in 10 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 17d ago · Phantomdj · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Simbad id → IC 4438
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount'
    Instance of → galaxy
    Epoch → J2000.0
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: IC4438 - SDSS DR14.jpg"
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