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IC 4542

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IC 4542

Summary

IC 4542 is an interacting galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 4542's instance of is recorded as interacting galaxy[3].
  • IC 4542's instance of is recorded as low-ionization nuclear emission-line region[4].
  • IC 4542's constellation is recorded as Boötes[5].
  • IC 4542's said to be the same as is recorded as IC 4542A[6].
  • IC 4542's catalog code is recorded as IC 4542[7].
  • IC 4542's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J15220538+3308547[8].
  • IC 4542's catalog code is recorded as IC 4542A[9].
  • IC 4542's catalog code is recorded as MCG+06-34-006[10].
  • IC 4542's catalog code is recorded as PGC 54855[11].
  • IC 4542's catalog code is recorded as Z 1520.0+3320[12].
  • IC 4542's catalog code is recorded as Z 194-2[13].
  • IC 4542's catalog code is recorded as UZC J152205.5+330855[14].
  • IC 4542's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 54855[15].
  • IC 4542's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J152205.39+330854.9[16].
  • IC 4542's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1278480411036223744[17].
  • IC 4542's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.03171'}[18].
  • IC 4542's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+17.1126'}[19].
  • IC 4542's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.820'}[20].
  • IC 4542's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.160'}[21].
  • IC 4542's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.795'}[22].
  • IC 4542's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.1'}[23].
  • IC 4542's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+17.016'}[24].
  • IC 4542's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.050'}[25].
  • IC 4542's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.189'}[26].
  • IC 4542's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.792'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include interacting galaxy[3] and low-ionization nuclear emission-line region[4].

Why It Matters

IC 4542 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . 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] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. 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] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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 ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic 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. 16d ago · Phantomdj · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Simbad id → IC 4542
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount'
    Instance of → interacting galaxy, low-ionization nuclear emission-line region
    Epoch → J2000.0
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: IC4542 - SDSS DR14.jpg"
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