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IC 1256

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IC 1256

Summary

IC 1256 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 1256's instance of is recorded as galaxy[3].
  • IC 1256's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[4].
  • IC 1256's constellation is recorded as Hercules[5].
  • IC 1256's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SABb[6].
  • IC 1256's catalog code is recorded as IC 1256[7].
  • IC 1256's catalog code is recorded as PGC 60203[8].
  • IC 1256's catalog code is recorded as UGC 10829[9].
  • IC 1256's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 17217+2631[10].
  • IC 1256's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J17234732+2629114[11].
  • IC 1256's catalog code is recorded as MCG+04-41-007[12].
  • IC 1256's catalog code is recorded as K73 805[13].
  • IC 1256's catalog code is recorded as Z 140-17[14].
  • IC 1256's catalog code is recorded as Z 1721.8+2631[15].
  • IC 1256's catalog code is recorded as UZC J172347.3+262912[16].
  • IC 1256's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 60203[17].
  • IC 1256's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.015778'}[18].
  • IC 1256's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.297'}[19].
  • IC 1256's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.551'}[20].
  • IC 1256's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.022'}[21].
  • IC 1256's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.434'}[22].
  • IC 1256's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.586'}[23].
  • IC 1256's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.978'}[24].
  • IC 1256's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.690'}[25].
  • IC 1256's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+4737'}[26].
  • IC 1256's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+70.47'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include galaxy[3] and spiral galaxy[4].

Why It Matters

IC 1256 has Wikipedia articles in 11 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . CALIFA, the Calar Alto Legacy Integral Field Area survey. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Q66470551. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Broad-band BVRI photometry of isolated spiral galaxies. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Broad-band BVRI photometry of isolated spiral galaxies. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Broad-band BVRI photometry of isolated spiral galaxies. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Broad-band BVRI photometry of isolated spiral galaxies. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Cosmicflows-3. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Cosmicflows-2: the data. 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 · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/1231rrfj
    Redshift → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.015778'}
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount'
    Wikidata description → galaxy
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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