NGC 644

id: ngc-644-297-8702959
title: NGC 644
text: NGC 644 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix in the southern sky. It is estimated to be 270 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 130,000 light-years. Together with NGC 641, it probably forms a gravitationally bound pair of galaxies. The object was discovered on September 5, 1834 by John Herschel. Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 644: SN 2011gm, and SN 2018cmj.
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category slug: encyclopedia
description: Galaxy in the constellation of Phoenix
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_644
date created:
date modified: 2023-08-25T05:38:29Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/NGC_644_DECam.jpg","width":685,"height":685}
fields total: 13
integrity: 15

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