IC 342 may have undergone a recent burst of star formation activity and is close enough to have gravitationally influenced the evolution of the local group of galaxies and the Milky Way.

• IC 342最近可能经历一次爆发性的恒星形成活动，它离本星系群和我们的银河系足够近，因此星系的演化受到了本地星系群和银河系重力的影响。