Compound of five icosahedra
The compound of five icosahedra is uniform polyhedron compound. It's composed of 5 icosahedra, rotated around a common axis. It has icosahedral symmetry Ih.
| Compound of five icosahedra | |
|---|---|
| Type | Uniform compound |
| Index | UC47 |
| Polyhedra | 5 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.
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