NGC 1277
id:
ngc-1277-181-7301598
title:
NGC 1277
text:
NGC 1277 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Perseus. It is a member of the Perseus Cluster of galaxies and is located approximately 73 Mpc (megaparsecs) or 220 million light-years from the Milky Way. It has an apparent magnitude of about 14.7. It was discovered on December 4, 1875 by Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse. NGC 1277 has been called a "relic of the early universe" due to its stars being formed during a 100 million year interval about 12 billion years ago. Stars were forme
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Galaxy in the constellation Perseus
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1277
date created:
2012-11-28T23:18:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T21:13:33Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q618632","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q618632"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/NGC_1277_viewed_by_Hubble.jpg","width":1085,"height":450}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16