NGC 3044
id:
ngc-3044-182-13643916
title:
NGC 3044
text:
NGC 3044 is a barred spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Sextans. It was discovered on December 13, 1784, by German-born English astronomer William Herschel. In 1888, Danish astronomer J. L. E. Dreyer described it as "very faint, very large, very much extended 122°". It is located at an estimated distance of 67 million light years. In the B band of the UBV photometric system, the galaxy spans 4.70′ by 0.80′ with the major axis aligned along a position angle of 113°. It is a relative
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Galaxy in the constellation Sextans
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3044
date created:
2023-03-05T19:09:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T15:00:52Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1102655","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1102655"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/NGC_3044_legacy_dr10.jpg","width":1454,"height":1454}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16