NGC 2139
id:
ngc-2139-172-465456
title:
NGC 2139
text:
NGC 2139 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Lepus. It was discovered on November 17, 1784, by the German-English astronomer William Herschel. The galaxy is located at a distance of 120.6 million light-years (36.98 Mpc) from the Sun and is receding with a radial velocity of 1,836 km/s. The overall form of this galaxy is irregular with spiral arms and the appearance of tidal features, suggesting a potential recent merger event. There is no central bulge of significance. The morpholo
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Galaxy in the constellation Lepus
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2139
date created:
2024-03-08T06:13:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T00:39:11Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1047119","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1047119"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/NGC_2139_legacy_dr10.jpg","width":1452,"height":1452}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16