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IC 2006

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IC 2006

Summary

IC 2006 is an elliptical galaxy[1]. It draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #16 of 122).[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 2006 is credited with the discovery of Lewis A. Swift[3].
  • IC 2006's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy[4].
  • IC 2006's instance of is recorded as lenticular galaxy[5].
  • IC 2006's instance of is recorded as HI (21cm) source[6].
  • IC 2006's instance of is recorded as emission-line galaxy[7].
  • IC 2006's constellation is recorded as Eridanus[8].
  • IC 2006's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E[9].
  • IC 2006's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E1[10].
  • IC 2006 is part of Fornax Cluster[11].
  • IC 2006 is part of Q67622944[12].
  • IC 2006 is part of Q67624687[13].
  • IC 2006 is part of Q67792925[14].
  • IC 2006 is part of Q67797427[15].
  • IC 2006's Commons category is recorded as IC 2006[16].
  • IC 2006's catalog code is recorded as IC 2006[17].
  • IC 2006's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 359-0070[18].
  • IC 2006's catalog code is recorded as MCG-06-09-037[19].
  • IC 2006's catalog code is recorded as GSC 07035-01267[20].
  • IC 2006's catalog code is recorded as PGC 14077[21].
  • IC 2006's catalog code is recorded as ESO 359-7[22].
  • IC 2006's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J03542842-3558017[23].
  • IC 2006's catalog code is recorded as AM 0352-360[24].
  • IC 2006's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ035428.5-355802[25].
  • IC 2006's catalog code is recorded as SGC 035236-3606.8[26].
  • IC 2006's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0354-36a[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include elliptical galaxy[4], lenticular galaxy[5], HI (21cm) source[6], and emission-line galaxy[7].

Use and Application

Part of include Fornax Cluster[11], a galaxy cluster[28]; Q67622944[12]; Q67624687[13]; Q67792925[14]; and Q67797427[15].

Why It Matters

IC 2006 draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #16 of 122).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

Related Entities

Lewis A. Swift

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . haroldcorwin.net. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Investigating early-type galaxy evolution with a multiwavelength approach – I. X-ray properties of 12 galaxies observed with Swift and XMM–Newton. 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apparent magnitude → {'amount': '+12.39'}, {'amount': '+10.94'}, {'amount': '+11.9'} +3
    Part of → Fornax Cluster, Q67622944, Q67624687 +2
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    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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