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IC 3966

spiral galaxy in constellation Canes Venatici
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IC 3966

Summary

IC 3966 is a galaxy[1]. IC 3966 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 3966's instance of is recorded as galaxy[3].
  • IC 3966's instance of is recorded as astronomical radio source[4].
  • IC 3966's instance of is recorded as infrared source[5].
  • IC 3966's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[6].
  • IC 3966's constellation is recorded as Canes Venatici[7].
  • IC 3966's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb[8].
  • IC 3966's catalog code is recorded as IC 3966[9].
  • IC 3966's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F12568+3607[10].
  • IC 3966's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12591317+3551190[11].
  • IC 3966's catalog code is recorded as MCG+06-29-007[12].
  • IC 3966's catalog code is recorded as PGC 44565[13].
  • IC 3966's catalog code is recorded as FIRST J125913.1+355119[14].
  • IC 3966's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J125913.12+355119.2[15].
  • IC 3966's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J125912.97+355120.3[16].
  • IC 3966's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 44565[17].
  • IC 3966's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1516414658565791488[18].
  • IC 3966's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.02782'}[19].
  • IC 3966's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+18.6537'}[20].
  • IC 3966's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.911'}[21].
  • IC 3966's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.307'}[22].
  • IC 3966's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.925'}[23].
  • IC 3966's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15'}[24].
  • IC 3966's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.501'}[25].
  • IC 3966's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.081'}[26].
  • IC 3966's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.377'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include galaxy[3], astronomical radio source[4], infrared source[5], and spiral galaxy[6].

Why It Matters

IC 3966 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Demographics of Isolated Galaxies along the Hubble Sequence. 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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