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IC 3940

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IC 3940

Summary

IC 3940 is a galaxy[1]. IC 3940 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 3940's instance of is recorded as galaxy[3].
  • IC 3940's constellation is recorded as Canes Venatici[4].
  • IC 3940's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb[5].
  • IC 3940's catalog code is recorded as IC 3940[6].
  • IC 3940's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 12559+3606[7].
  • IC 3940's catalog code is recorded as PGC 44429[8].
  • IC 3940's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12581646+3550195[9].
  • IC 3940's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J125816.46+355020.1[10].
  • IC 3940's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J125816.77+355015.3[11].
  • IC 3940's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +36.0291[12].
  • IC 3940's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 44429[13].
  • IC 3940's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J125816.46+355020.2[14].
  • IC 3940's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1516393492966950016[15].
  • IC 3940's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.03730'}[16].
  • IC 3940's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+17.9923'}[17].
  • IC 3940's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.018'}[18].
  • IC 3940's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.223'}[19].
  • IC 3940's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.898'}[20].
  • IC 3940's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16'}[21].
  • IC 3940's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.816'}[22].
  • IC 3940's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.386'}[23].
  • IC 3940's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.742'}[24].
  • IC 3940's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.379'}[25].
  • IC 3940's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.112'}[26].
  • IC 3940's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+10988'}[27].

Why It Matters

IC 3940 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] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Demographics of Sloan Digital Sky Survey galaxies along the Hubble sequence. 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. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_q3684784_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{IC 3940}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q3684784}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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