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IC 4426

Summary

IC 4426 is a brightest cluster galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 4426's instance of is recorded as brightest cluster galaxy[3].
  • IC 4426's constellation is recorded as Boötes[4].
  • IC 4426's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[5].
  • IC 4426 is part of Q67847879[6].
  • IC 4426 is part of Q67790474[7].
  • IC 4426's catalog code is recorded as IC 4426[8].
  • IC 4426's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J14271705+1649516[9].
  • IC 4426's catalog code is recorded as PGC 51607[10].
  • IC 4426's catalog code is recorded as MCG+03-37-016[11].
  • IC 4426's catalog code is recorded as Z 104-28[12].
  • IC 4426's catalog code is recorded as Z 1424.9+1703[13].
  • IC 4426's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J142717.09+164951.4[14].
  • IC 4426's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +17.0498[15].
  • IC 4426's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 51607[16].
  • IC 4426's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.05153'}[17].
  • IC 4426's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.967'}[18].
  • IC 4426's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.300'}[19].
  • IC 4426's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.975'}[20].
  • IC 4426's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.6'}[21].
  • IC 4426's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.83'}[22].
  • IC 4426's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.859'}[23].
  • IC 4426's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.985'}[24].
  • IC 4426's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.569'}[25].
  • IC 4426's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.244'}[26].
  • IC 4426's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+14853'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

IC 4426's instance of is recorded as brightest cluster galaxy[3].

Use and Application

Part of include Q67847879[6] and Q67790474[7].

Why It Matters

IC 4426 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7. 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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  1. 16d ago · Phantomdj · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Simbad id → IC 4426
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount'
    Instance of → brightest cluster galaxy
    Epoch → J2000.0
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: IC4426 - SDSS DR14.jpg"
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