NGC 55
id:
ngc-55-167-17222729
title:
NGC 55
text:
NGC 55, also known as the String of Pearls Galaxy, is a Magellanic type barred spiral galaxy located about 6.5 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on 7 July 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop. Along with its neighbor NGC 300, it is one of the closest galaxies to the Local Group, probably lying between the Milky Way and the Sculptor Group. It has an estimated mass of × 10ⁱ⁰ M☉.
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Galaxy in the constellation Sculptor
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_55
date created:
2004-04-23T08:36:51Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T16:25:42Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q50650","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q50650"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Irregular_Galaxy_NGC_55_%28ESO_0914a%29.jpg","width":4000,"height":3647}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16