NGC 1406
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ngc-1406-243-4562435
title:
NGC 1406
text:
NGC 1406 is almost edge-on barred spiral galaxy in constellation Fornax. It was discovered by John Herschel on 18 November 1835. It is a member of Fornax Cluster, a cluster of 200 galaxies. At a distance of 50 million light-years, it is one of the closest members of the Fornax cluster. NGC 1406 has a Hubble classification of SBbc, which indicates it is a barred spiral galaxy. It is also edge-on, making its bar hard to see. NGC 1406 has much dust in its disc, which is visible on the Hubble image
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Galaxy in the constellation Fornax
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1406
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date modified:
2024-04-04T23:05:58Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q661835","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q661835"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/NGC_1406_-_HST09042_19-R814GB450-606.png","width":812,"height":1272}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15