NGC 644
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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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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Galaxy in the constellation of Phoenix
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_644
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date modified:
2023-08-25T05:38:29Z
main entity:
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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
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15