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IC 4042

Summary

IC 4042 is a lenticular galaxy[1]. IC 4042 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 4042 is credited with the discovery of Hermann Kobold[3].
  • IC 4042's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[4].
  • IC 4042's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source[5].
  • IC 4042's instance of is recorded as active galactic nucleus[6].
  • IC 4042's constellation is recorded as Coma Berenices[7].
  • IC 4042's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SB0...[8].
  • IC 4042 is part of Coma Cluster[9].
  • IC 4042 is part of Coma Supercluster[10].
  • IC 4042 is part of Q67623545[11].
  • IC 4042 is part of Q67625666[12].
  • IC 4042 is part of Q67790366[13].
  • IC 4042's catalog code is recorded as IC 4042[14].
  • IC 4042's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13004277+2758166[15].
  • IC 4042's catalog code is recorded as PGC 44808[16].
  • IC 4042's catalog code is recorded as AGC 221412[17].
  • IC 4042's catalog code is recorded as Z 160-A46[18].
  • IC 4042's catalog code is recorded as Z 160-255[19].
  • IC 4042's catalog code is recorded as UZC J130042.6+275819[20].
  • IC 4042's catalog code is recorded as Z 1258.3+2814[21].
  • IC 4042's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J130042.75+275816.5[22].
  • IC 4042's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J130042.60+275819.0[23].
  • IC 4042's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 44808[24].
  • IC 4042's catalog code is recorded as GMP 2516[25].
  • IC 4042's catalog code is recorded as [DFO95] 278[26].
  • IC 4042's catalog code is recorded as [HVH2010] Comai J130042.753+275816.88[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include lenticular galaxy[4], astrophysical X-ray source[5], and active galactic nucleus[6].

Use and Application

Part of include Coma Cluster[9], a galaxy cluster[28]; Coma Supercluster[10], a supercluster[29]; Q67623545[11]; Q67625666[12]; and Q67790366[13].

Why It Matters

IC 4042 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. [4] ↑ . haroldcorwin.net. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Morphology of galaxies in the Coma cluster region down to M_B_ = -14.25. I. A catalog of 473 members. 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. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 18w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Instance of → lenticular galaxy, astrophysical X-ray source, active galactic nucleus
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