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IC 3973

Summary

IC 3973 is a lenticular galaxy[1]. IC 3973 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 3973's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[3].
  • IC 3973's constellation is recorded as Coma Berenices[4].
  • IC 3973's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SBa[5].
  • IC 3973 is part of Coma Cluster[6].
  • IC 3973 is part of Coma Supercluster[7].
  • IC 3973 is part of Q67790366[8].
  • IC 3973 is part of Q67796466[9].
  • IC 3973's catalog code is recorded as IC 3973[10].
  • IC 3973's catalog code is recorded as PGC 44612[11].
  • IC 3973's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12593079+2753028[12].
  • IC 3973's catalog code is recorded as AGC 221301[13].
  • IC 3973's catalog code is recorded as Z 160-228[14].
  • IC 3973's catalog code is recorded as Z 160-A19[15].
  • IC 3973's catalog code is recorded as UZC J125930.8+275304[16].
  • IC 3973's catalog code is recorded as Z 1257.1+2809[17].
  • IC 3973's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J125930.82+275303.1[18].
  • IC 3973's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J125930.80+275303.0[19].
  • IC 3973's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 44612[20].
  • IC 3973's catalog code is recorded as GMP 3400[21].
  • IC 3973's catalog code is recorded as [DFO95] 241[22].
  • IC 3973's catalog code is recorded as [HVH2010] Comai J125930.825+275303.42[23].
  • IC 3973's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1460803834335826688[24].
  • IC 3973's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.01571'}[25].
  • IC 3973's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.50'}[26].
  • IC 3973's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.2'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

IC 3973's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[3].

Use and Application

Part of include Coma Cluster[6], a galaxy cluster[28]; Coma Supercluster[7], a supercluster[29]; Q67790366[8]; and Q67796466[9].

Why It Matters

IC 3973 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] ↑ . Morphology of galaxies in the Coma cluster region down to M_B_ = -14.25. I. A catalog of 473 members. 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. 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] ↑ . The Updated Zwicky Catalog (UZC). 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. 16w 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': '+15.50'}, {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.2'}, {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.03'} +11
    Imported from → —
    Instance of → lenticular galaxy
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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