bgcolor=#e7dcc3 colspan=2 | Compound of five great icosahedra | |
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Type | Uniform compound | |
Index | UC53 | |
Polyhedra | 5 great icosahedra | |
Faces | 40+60 Triangles | |
Edges | 150 | |
Vertices | 60 | |
Symmetry group | icosahedral (Ih) | |
Subgroup restricting to one constituent | pyritohedral (Th) |
The triangles in this compound decompose into two orbits under action of the symmetry group: 40 of the triangles lie in coplanar pairs in icosahedral planes, while the other 60 lie in unique planes.