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IC 3557

Summary

IC 3557 is a brightest cluster galaxy[1]. IC 3557 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 3557's instance of is recorded as brightest cluster galaxy[3].
  • IC 3557's constellation is recorded as Coma Berenices[4].
  • IC 3557's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[5].
  • IC 3557 is part of Q67847667[6].
  • IC 3557's catalog code is recorded as IC 3557[7].
  • IC 3557's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12360813+1638291[8].
  • IC 3557's catalog code is recorded as MCG+03-32-077[9].
  • IC 3557's catalog code is recorded as PGC 42015[10].
  • IC 3557's catalog code is recorded as MRC 1233+169[11].
  • IC 3557's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J123608.13+163829.2[12].
  • IC 3557's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G +16.0310[13].
  • IC 3557's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 42015[14].
  • IC 3557's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J123608.14+163829.1[15].
  • IC 3557's catalog code is recorded as PKS J1236+1638[16].
  • IC 3557's catalog code is recorded as PKS 1233+17[17].
  • IC 3557's catalog code is recorded as PKS 1233+169[18].
  • IC 3557's catalog code is recorded as [OWG93] ACO 1569-A[19].
  • IC 3557's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0789'}[20].
  • IC 3557's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.199'}[21].
  • IC 3557's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.511'}[22].
  • IC 3557's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.051'}[23].
  • IC 3557's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.787'}[24].
  • IC 3557's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.110'}[25].
  • IC 3557's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.536'}[26].
  • IC 3557's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.479'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

IC 3557's instance of is recorded as brightest cluster galaxy[3].

Use and Application

IC 3557 is part of Q67847667[6].

Why It Matters

IC 3557 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Optical spectroscopy of radio galaxies in Abell clusters. I. Redshifts and emission-line properties. 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] ↑ . The eleventh and twelfth data releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: final data from SDSS-III. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The eleventh and twelfth data releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: final data from SDSS-III. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The eleventh and twelfth data releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: final data from SDSS-III. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The eleventh and twelfth data releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: final data from SDSS-III. 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_q3686535_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{IC 3557}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/q3686535}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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