NGC 2708
id:
ngc-2708-205-10593802
title:
NGC 2708
text:
NGC 2708 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Hydra. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2315 ± 22 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 34.15 ± 2.41 Mpc. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 6 January 1785. This galaxy was also observed by British astronomer John Herschel on 12 March 1826, and later listed as NGC 2727. The SIMBAD database lists NGC 2708 as a Seyfert II galaxy, i.e. a galaxy with a quasar-like nucleus with
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Galaxy in the constellation Hydra
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2708
date created:
2024-08-08T21:24:51Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T16:05:34Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1050435","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1050435"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/NGC_2708_PanS.jpg","width":1205,"height":894}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16