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IC 4538

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IC 4538

Summary

IC 4538 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 4538 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].
  • IC 4538's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • IC 4538's instance of is recorded as star[5].
  • IC 4538's instance of is recorded as infrared source[6].
  • IC 4538's instance of is recorded as intermediate spiral galaxy[7].
  • IC 4538's constellation is recorded as Libra[8].
  • IC 4538's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc[9].
  • IC 4538's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SABc[10].
  • IC 4538 is part of Q67623728[11].
  • IC 4538 is part of Q67623996[12].
  • IC 4538 is part of Q67790991[13].
  • IC 4538 is part of Q67797226[14].
  • IC 4538's catalog code is recorded as IC 4538[15].
  • IC 4538's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 514-0100[16].
  • IC 4538's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J15211162-2339302[17].
  • IC 4538's catalog code is recorded as UGCA 406[18].
  • IC 4538's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 15182-2328[19].
  • IC 4538's catalog code is recorded as MCG-04-36-013[20].
  • IC 4538's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F15182-2328[21].
  • IC 4538's catalog code is recorded as ESO 514-10[22].
  • IC 4538's catalog code is recorded as PGC 54776[23].
  • IC 4538's catalog code is recorded as AGC 31143[24].
  • IC 4538's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ152111.6-233930[25].
  • IC 4538's catalog code is recorded as SGC 151815-2328.7[26].
  • IC 4538's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q15182-2328[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include galaxy[4], star[5], infrared source[6], and intermediate spiral galaxy[7].

Use and Application

Part of include Q67623728[11], Q67623996[12], Q67790991[13], and Q67797226[14].

Why It Matters

IC 4538 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. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Study of the stellar population properties in the discs of ten spiral galaxies. 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 7w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → IC 4538 PanS.jpg
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: IC 4538 PanS.jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
  2. 16w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Catalog code → IC 4538, ESO-LV 514-0100, 2MASX J15211162-2339302 +12
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount'
    Gaia id → 6251125204830354816
    Principal galaxies catalogue id → 54776
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P4095]]: 54776, Rescuing 1 sources and submitting 0 for archiving. #IABot (v2.0.9.5)"
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