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IC 1242

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IC 1242

Summary

IC 1242 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 1242's instance of is recorded as galaxy[3].
  • IC 1242's instance of is recorded as infrared source[4].
  • IC 1242's constellation is recorded as Ophiuchus[5].
  • IC 1242's galaxy morphological type is recorded as S[6].
  • IC 1242's catalog code is recorded as IC 1242[7].
  • IC 1242's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J17084287+0402596[8].
  • IC 1242's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 1706+041P06[9].
  • IC 1242's catalog code is recorded as MCG+01-44-001[10].
  • IC 1242's catalog code is recorded as PGC 59688[11].
  • IC 1242's catalog code is recorded as UGC 10718[12].
  • IC 1242's catalog code is recorded as Z 54-2[13].
  • IC 1242's catalog code is recorded as Z 1706.2+0406[14].
  • IC 1242's catalog code is recorded as UZC J170842.9+040300[15].
  • IC 1242's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 59688[16].
  • IC 1242's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.022509'}[17].
  • IC 1242's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.441'}[18].
  • IC 1242's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.647'}[19].
  • IC 1242's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.207'}[20].
  • IC 1242's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.9'}[21].
  • IC 1242's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+6741'}[22].
  • IC 1242's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+257.1786500'}[23].
  • IC 1242's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.0499000'}[24].
  • IC 1242's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[25].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include galaxy[3] and infrared source[4].

Why It Matters

IC 1242 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . VizieR. 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. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: 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] ↑ . HI observations of galaxies in the Hercules supercluster. II. Additional UGC galaxies and galaxies in selected CGCG fields. 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] ↑ . Galaxy groups: a 2MASS catalog. 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 15w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/1222tfqh
    Redshift → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.022509'}
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount'
    Wikidata description → galaxy
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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