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IC 4956

Summary

IC 4956 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. IC 4956 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 4956's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[3].
  • IC 4956's constellation is recorded as Telescopium[4].
  • IC 4956's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S0[5].
  • IC 4956 is part of Q67624331[6].
  • IC 4956's catalog code is recorded as IC 4956[7].
  • IC 4956's catalog code is recorded as ESO 284-23[8].
  • IC 4956's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F20080-4544[9].
  • IC 4956's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 284-0230[10].
  • IC 4956's catalog code is recorded as PGC 64230[11].
  • IC 4956's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 20079-4544[12].
  • IC 4956's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J20113123-4535357[13].
  • IC 4956's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ201131.3-453536[14].
  • IC 4956's catalog code is recorded as SGC 200759-4544.5[15].
  • IC 4956's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q20079-4544[16].
  • IC 4956's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 64230[17].
  • IC 4956's catalog code is recorded as Anon 2011-45[18].
  • IC 4956's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 6672614221303746688[19].
  • IC 4956's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.017112'}[20].
  • IC 4956's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.98'}[21].
  • IC 4956's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.39'}[22].
  • IC 4956's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.3755'}[23].
  • IC 4956's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.868'}[24].
  • IC 4956's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.124'}[25].
  • IC 4956's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.835'}[26].
  • IC 4956's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+5244'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

IC 4956's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[3].

Use and Application

IC 4956 is part of Q67624331[6].

Why It Matters

IC 4956 has Wikipedia articles in 8 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. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. 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.
  25. [27] ↑ . Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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