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IC 3998

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IC 3998

Summary

IC 3998 is a lenticular galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 3998's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[3].
  • IC 3998's constellation is recorded as Coma Berenices[4].
  • IC 3998's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SB0[5].
  • IC 3998 is part of Coma Cluster[6].
  • IC 3998 is part of Q67790366[7].
  • IC 3998 is part of Q67796466[8].
  • IC 3998's catalog code is recorded as IC 3998[9].
  • IC 3998's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12594681+2758252[10].
  • IC 3998's catalog code is recorded as PGC 44664[11].
  • IC 3998's catalog code is recorded as AGC 221334[12].
  • IC 3998's catalog code is recorded as Z 160-236[13].
  • IC 3998's catalog code is recorded as Z 160-A27[14].
  • IC 3998's catalog code is recorded as Z 1257.4+2815[15].
  • IC 3998's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J125946.78+275825.8[16].
  • IC 3998's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J125946.80+275826.0[17].
  • IC 3998's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 44664[18].
  • IC 3998's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J125946.77+275825.8[19].
  • IC 3998's catalog code is recorded as GMP 3170[20].
  • IC 3998's catalog code is recorded as [DFO95] 252[21].
  • IC 3998's catalog code is recorded as [HVH2010] Comai J125946.775+275825.88[22].
  • IC 3998's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.03142'}[23].
  • IC 3998's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.07'}[24].
  • IC 3998's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.909'}[25].
  • IC 3998's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.61'}[26].
  • IC 3998's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.341'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

IC 3998's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[3].

Use and Application

Part of include Coma Cluster[6], a galaxy cluster[28]; Q67790366[7]; and Q67796466[8].

Why It Matters

IC 3998 has Wikipedia articles in 9 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] ↑ . haroldcorwin.net. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Barred S0 galaxies in the Coma cluster. 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. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Morphology of galaxies in the Coma cluster region down to M_B_ = -14.25. I. A catalog of 473 members. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Multiaperture UBVRIzJHK photometry of galaxies in the Coma cluster. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Morphology of galaxies in the Coma cluster region down to M_B_ = -14.25. I. A catalog of 473 members. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Multiaperture UBVRIzJHK photometry of galaxies in the Coma cluster. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . 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. 15w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distance from earth → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount', {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount'
    Apparent magnitude → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.07'}, {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.909'}, {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.61'} +10
    Imported from → —
    Instance of → lenticular galaxy
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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