NGC 604

id: ngc-604-293-3464760
title: NGC 604
text: NGC 604 is an H II region inside the Triangulum Galaxy. It was discovered by William Herschel on September 11, 1784. It is among the largest H II regions in the Local Group of galaxies; at the galaxy's estimated distance of 2.7 million light-years, its longest diameter is roughly 1,520 light years (~460 parsecs), over 40 times the size of the visible portion of the Orion Nebula. It is over 6,300 times more luminous than the Orion Nebula, and if it were at the same distance it would outshine Venu
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description: H II region inside the Triangulum Galaxy
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_604
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date modified: 2024-03-22T20:18:35Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/NGC_604_%28NIRCam_image%29_%28weic2407a%29.jpg","width":4159,"height":3374}
fields total: 13
integrity: 15

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