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IC 4252

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IC 4252

Summary

IC 4252 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 4252's instance of is recorded as brightest cluster galaxy[3].
  • IC 4252's constellation is recorded as Hydra[4].
  • IC 4252's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S...[5].
  • IC 4252 is part of Q67847771[6].
  • IC 4252 is part of Q67790471[7].
  • IC 4252's catalog code is recorded as IC 4252[8].
  • IC 4252's catalog code is recorded as PGC 47150[9].
  • IC 4252's catalog code is recorded as ESO 509-13[10].
  • IC 4252's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13272804-2719288[11].
  • IC 4252's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 509-0130[12].
  • IC 4252's catalog code is recorded as MCG-04-32-018[13].
  • IC 4252's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ132728.0-271929[14].
  • IC 4252's catalog code is recorded as SGC 132442-2703.9[15].
  • IC 4252's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 47150[16].
  • IC 4252's catalog code is recorded as FLASH J132727.82-271926.8[17].
  • IC 4252's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.045381'}[18].
  • IC 4252's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.15'}[19].
  • IC 4252's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.69'}[20].
  • IC 4252's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.875'}[21].
  • IC 4252's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.144'}[22].
  • IC 4252's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.874'}[23].
  • IC 4252's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+13569'}[24].
  • IC 4252's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+201.8668500'}[25].
  • IC 4252's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-27.3246806'}[26].
  • IC 4252's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[27].

Body

Definition and Type

IC 4252's instance of is recorded as brightest cluster galaxy[3].

Use and Application

Part of include Q67847771[6] and Q67790471[7].

Why It Matters

IC 4252 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Brightest cluster galaxies as standard candles. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. 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] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog. 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] ↑ . 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. 21d ago · Phantomdj · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Simbad id → IC 4252
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount'
    Instance of → brightest cluster galaxy
    Epoch → J2000.0
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: IC 4252 imaged by Legacy Surveys.jpg"
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