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IC 3956

Summary

IC 3956 is an astronomical object[1]. IC 3956 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 3956's instance of is recorded as astronomical object[3].
  • IC 3956's instance of is recorded as active galactic nucleus[4].
  • IC 3956's constellation is recorded as Canes Venatici[5].
  • IC 3956's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E2[6].
  • IC 3956's catalog code is recorded as IC 3956[7].
  • IC 3956's catalog code is recorded as FIRST J125856.3+372353[8].
  • IC 3956's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2099843[9].
  • IC 3956's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12585640+3723538[10].
  • IC 3956's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +37.0377[11].
  • IC 3956's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J125856+372356[12].
  • IC 3956's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J125856.38+372353.4[13].
  • IC 3956's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.03470'}[14].
  • IC 3956's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.711'}[15].
  • IC 3956's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.230'}[16].
  • IC 3956's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.834'}[17].
  • IC 3956's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.444'}[18].
  • IC 3956's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.631'}[19].
  • IC 3956's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.223'}[20].
  • IC 3956's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.934'}[21].
  • IC 3956's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+17.282'}[22].
  • IC 3956's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+10222'}[23].
  • IC 3956's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+194.7350000'}[24].
  • IC 3956's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+37.3983028'}[25].
  • IC 3956's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include astronomical object[3] and active galactic nucleus[4].

Why It Matters

IC 3956 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Demographics of Sloan Digital Sky Survey galaxies along the Hubble sequence. 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] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. 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] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). IC 3956. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/q3684618
MLA “IC 3956.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/q3684618.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q3684618_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{IC 3956}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q3684618}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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