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IC 56

spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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IC 56

Summary

IC 56 is a low-surface-brightness galaxy[1]. IC 56 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 56 is credited with the discovery of Stéphane Javelle[3].
  • IC 56's instance of is recorded as low-surface-brightness galaxy[4].
  • IC 56's constellation is recorded as Cetus[5].
  • IC 56's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc[6].
  • IC 56's catalog code is recorded as IC 56[7].
  • IC 56's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00512994-1250396[8].
  • IC 56's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05272-00760[9].
  • IC 56's catalog code is recorded as PGC 3014[10].
  • IC 56's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-03-030[11].
  • IC 56's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ005129.9-125040[12].
  • IC 56's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 3014[13].
  • IC 56's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1891-11-02T00:00:00Z[14].
  • IC 56's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.020304'}[15].
  • IC 56's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.141'}[16].
  • IC 56's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.597'}[17].
  • IC 56's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.598'}[18].
  • IC 56's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.5'}[19].
  • IC 56's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+6293'}[20].
  • IC 56's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122m8srj[21].
  • IC 56's SIMBAD ID is recorded as IC 56[22].
  • IC 56's Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID is recorded as 3014[23].
  • IC 56's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Galaxy", "IC56"][24].
  • IC 56's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.8747833'}[25].
  • IC 56's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-12.8443361'}[26].
  • IC 56's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[27].

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Works and Contributions

IC 56 is credited with the discovery of Stéphane Javelle[3].

Why It Matters

IC 56 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. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). 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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