Compound of twelve pentagonal prisms
This uniform polyhedron compound is a symmetric arrangement of 12 pentagonal prisms, aligned in pairs with the axes of fivefold rotational symmetry of a dodecahedron.
| Compound of twelve pentagonal prisms | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Uniform compound |
| Index | UC35 |
| Polyhedra | 12 pentagonal prisms |
| Faces | 24 pentagons, 60 squares |
| Edges | 180 |
| Vertices | 60 |
| Symmetry group | icosahedral (Ih) |
| Subgroup restricting to one constituent | 5-fold dihedral (D5) |
It results from composing the two enantiomorphs of the compound of six pentagonal prisms. In doing so, the vertices of the two enantiomorphs coincide, with the result that the full compound has two pentagonal prisms incident on each of its vertices.
Related polyhedra
This compound shares its vertex arrangement with four uniform polyhedra as follows:
 Nonconvex great rhombicosidodecahedron |
 Great dodecicosidodecahedron |
 Great rhombidodecahedron |
 Truncated great dodecahedron |
 Compound of six pentagonal prisms |
Compound of twelve pentagonal prisms |
References
- Skilling, John (1976), "Uniform Compounds of Uniform Polyhedra", Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 79 (03): 447–457, doi:10.1017/S0305004100052440, MR 0397554.
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