NGC 3309
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ngc-3309-305-1708945
title:
NGC 3309
text:
NGC 3309 is a giant elliptical galaxy located about 200 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. NGC 3309 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 24, 1835. The galaxy forms a pair with NGC 3311 which lies about 72,000 ly (22 kpc) away. Both galaxies dominate the center of the Hydra Cluster.
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Galaxy in the constellation Hydra
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3309
date created:
date modified:
2023-06-02T00:44:57Z
main entity:
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image:
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fields total:
13
integrity:
15