NGC 540
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ngc-540-182-18628430
title:
NGC 540
text:
NGC 540 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 451 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 120,000 light years. The object was discovered on October 15, 1885, by the American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth.
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_540
date created:
2019-12-14T10:46:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T14:59:38Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1037226","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1037226"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/NGC_0540_SDSS.jpg","width":982,"height":811}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16