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IC 16

spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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IC 16

Summary

IC 16 is a galaxy[1]. IC 16 has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 16 is credited with the discovery of Stéphane Javelle[3].
  • IC 16's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • IC 16's constellation is recorded as Cetus[5].
  • IC 16's catalog code is recorded as IC 16[6].
  • IC 16's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 00255-1322[7].
  • IC 16's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00280763-1305379[8].
  • IC 16's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F00255-1322[9].
  • IC 16's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-02-017[10].
  • IC 16's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05268-00452[11].
  • IC 16's catalog code is recorded as PGC 1730[12].
  • IC 16's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ002807.7-130538[13].
  • IC 16's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q00255-1322[14].
  • IC 16's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 1730[15].
  • IC 16's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1891-11-03T00:00:00Z[16].
  • IC 16's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.016074'}[17].
  • IC 16's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.40'}[18].
  • IC 16's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.751'}[19].
  • IC 16's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.054'}[20].
  • IC 16's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.709'}[21].
  • IC 16's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15'}[22].
  • IC 16's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+4838'}[23].
  • IC 16's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.0318042'}[24].
  • IC 16's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-13.0938806'}[25].
  • IC 16's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[26].

Body

Definition and Type

IC 16's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].

Why It Matters

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