NGC 4261
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ngc-4261-182-1862993
title:
NGC 4261
text:
NGC 4261 is an elliptical galaxy located around 100 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered April 13, 1784, by the German-born astronomer William Herschel. The galaxy is a member of its own somewhat meager galaxy group known as the NGC 4261 group, which is part of the Virgo Cluster. The morphological classification of this galaxy is E2, indicating an elliptical galaxy with a 5:4 ratio between the major and minor axes. The stellar population of the galaxy is old, sh
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Galaxy in the constellation Virgo
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_4261
date created:
2007-03-30T17:32:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T04:06:23Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q90859988","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q90859988"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/NGC_4261_X-ray.png","width":2400,"height":2946}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16