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IC 2956

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IC 2956

Summary

IC 2956 is a spiral galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 2956's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[3].
  • IC 2956's instance of is recorded as low-ionization nuclear emission-line region[4].
  • IC 2956's constellation is recorded as Leo[5].
  • IC 2956's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa[6].
  • IC 2956 is part of Q67623451[7].
  • IC 2956 is part of Q67625545[8].
  • IC 2956 is part of Q67790662[9].
  • IC 2956's catalog code is recorded as IC 2956[10].
  • IC 2956's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11451760+2646025[11].
  • IC 2956's catalog code is recorded as UGC 6729[12].
  • IC 2956's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-28-027[13].
  • IC 2956's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F11426+2702[14].
  • IC 2956's catalog code is recorded as PGC 36625[15].
  • IC 2956's catalog code is recorded as Z 157-30[16].
  • IC 2956's catalog code is recorded as UZC J114517.6+264603[17].
  • IC 2956's catalog code is recorded as Z 1142.6+2703[18].
  • IC 2956's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J114517+264559[19].
  • IC 2956's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J114517.56+264602.6[20].
  • IC 2956's catalog code is recorded as CAIRNS J114517.57+264602.5[21].
  • IC 2956's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 36625[22].
  • IC 2956's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4017920331787917568[23].
  • IC 2956's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.03027'}[24].
  • IC 2956's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.9'}[25].
  • IC 2956's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+17.6264'}[26].
  • IC 2956's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.911'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include spiral galaxy[3] and low-ionization nuclear emission-line region[4].

Use and Application

Part of include Q67623451[7], Q67625545[8], and Q67790662[9].

Why It Matters

IC 2956 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Demographics of Isolated 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Updated Zwicky Catalog (UZC). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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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  1. 16w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → galaxy
    Part of → Q67623451, Q67625545, Q67790662
    Gaia id → 4017920331788167680
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount'
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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