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IC 43

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IC 43

Summary

IC 43 is a galaxy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IC 43 is credited with the discovery of Guillaume Bigourdan[3].
  • IC 43's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • IC 43's instance of is recorded as intermediate spiral galaxy[5].
  • IC 43's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[6].
  • IC 43's constellation is recorded as Andromeda[7].
  • IC 43's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc[8].
  • IC 43 is part of Q67623065[9].
  • IC 43 is part of Q67624890[10].
  • IC 43 is part of Q67793256[11].
  • IC 43 is part of Q88452576[12].
  • IC 43's Commons category is recorded as IC 43[13].
  • IC 43's catalog code is recorded as IC 43[14].
  • IC 43's catalog code is recorded as UGC 448[15].
  • IC 43's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 00396+2922[16].
  • IC 43's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00422206+2938298[17].
  • IC 43's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2536[18].
  • IC 43's catalog code is recorded as MCG+05-02-040[19].
  • IC 43's catalog code is recorded as Z 500-72[20].
  • IC 43's catalog code is recorded as UZC J004222.1+293830[21].
  • IC 43's catalog code is recorded as Z 0039.7+2922[22].
  • IC 43's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J004222.06+293830.1[23].
  • IC 43's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2536[24].
  • IC 43's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 15, 1889[25].
  • IC 43's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.016185'}[26].
  • IC 43's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Q67623065[9]; Q67624890[10]; Q67793256[11]; and Q88452576[12], a galaxy group[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy[4], intermediate spiral galaxy[5], and spiral galaxy[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include IC 43[14], UGC 448[15], IRAS 00396+2922[16], 2MASX J00422206+2938298[17], PGC 2536[18], and MCG+05-02-040[19].

Why It Matters

IC 43 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Guillaume Bigourdan

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Supernovae and their host galaxies - III. The impact of bars and bulges on the radial distribution of supernovae in disc galaxies. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD octobre 2002. Catalogue to be published in 2003. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Updated Zwicky Catalog (UZC). 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] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Phantomdj · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → ['Q91156554', 'Q9326684']
    Image → IC 43 SDSS.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q9326684]]"
  2. 28d ago · Phantomdj · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Declination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+29.6416139'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Guillaume Bigourdan
    Distance from earth → {'unit': 'Q3773454', 'amount': '+65.63'}
    Part of → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q91156554]]"
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