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IC 4421

Summary

IC 4421 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 4421's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[3].
  • IC 4421's constellation is recorded as Centaurus[4].
  • IC 4421's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[5].
  • IC 4421's catalog code is recorded as IC 4421[6].
  • IC 4421's catalog code is recorded as ESO 385-27[7].
  • IC 4421's catalog code is recorded as PGC 51704[8].
  • IC 4421's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-32-006[9].
  • IC 4421's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 385-0270[10].
  • IC 4421's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J14283128-3735017[11].
  • IC 4421's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ142831.3-373502[12].
  • IC 4421's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 51704[13].
  • IC 4421's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 16, 1898[14].
  • IC 4421's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.012085'}[15].
  • IC 4421's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.4'}[16].
  • IC 4421's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.65'}[17].
  • IC 4421's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.09'}[18].
  • IC 4421's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.301'}[19].
  • IC 4421's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.590'}[20].
  • IC 4421's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.337'}[21].
  • IC 4421's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+3636'}[22].
  • IC 4421's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+52.9'}[23].
  • IC 4421's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+217.1303542'}[24].
  • IC 4421's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-37.5838083'}[25].
  • IC 4421's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[26].

Body

Definition and Type

IC 4421's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[3].

Why It Matters

IC 4421 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] ↑ . haroldcorwin.net. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals. 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] ↑ . 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. 23d ago · Phantomdj · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Simbad id → IC 4421
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount'
    Instance of → elliptical galaxy
    Epoch → J2000.0
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: IC 4421 imaged by Legacy Surveys.jpg"
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