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IC 38

spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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IC 38

Summary

IC 38 is an emission-line galaxy[1]. IC 38 has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 38 is credited with the discovery of Stéphane Javelle[3].
  • IC 38's instance of is recorded as emission-line galaxy[4].
  • IC 38's constellation is recorded as Cetus[5].
  • IC 38's catalog code is recorded as IC 38[6].
  • IC 38's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00383875-1525112[7].
  • IC 38's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05847-01958[8].
  • IC 38's catalog code is recorded as MCG-03-02-030[9].
  • IC 38's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J003838-152514[10].
  • IC 38's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ003838.8-152511[11].
  • IC 38's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2311[12].
  • IC 38's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2311[13].
  • IC 38's catalog code is recorded as [SLK2004] 90[14].
  • IC 38's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1892-08-25T00:00:00Z[15].
  • IC 38's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.054561'}[16].
  • IC 38's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.23'}[17].
  • IC 38's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.405'}[18].
  • IC 38's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.716'}[19].
  • IC 38's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.390'}[20].
  • IC 38's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14'}[21].
  • IC 38's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+16355'}[22].
  • IC 38's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.6614667'}[23].
  • IC 38's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-15.4197806'}[24].
  • IC 38's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[25].

Body

Definition and Type

IC 38's instance of is recorded as emission-line galaxy[4].

Why It Matters

IC 38 has Wikipedia articles in 12 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The morphological catalogue of galaxies equatorial survey. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. 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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