NGC 6039

id: ngc-6039-163-18165278
title: NGC 6039
text: NGC 6039 is a massive lenticular galaxy located about 460 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. NGC 6039 was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on June 27, 1870 and later rediscovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on June 27, 1886. NGC 6039 is member of the Hercules Cluster, which is part of the CfA2 Great Wall.
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category slug: encyclopedia
description: Galaxy in the constellation Hercules
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6039
date created: 2018-01-12T03:35:10Z
date modified: 2024-08-28T15:57:53Z
main entity: {"identifier":"Q1125187","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1125187"}
image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/NGC_6039.png","width":800,"height":800}
fields total: 13
integrity: 16

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