NGC 936
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ngc-936-182-11896758
title:
NGC 936
text:
NGC 936 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is at a distance of about 60 million light-years away from Earth. Its nucleus and prominent bar have high surface brightness. Because of the shape of the prominent bar, the nucleus and the ring of stars at the end of the barrel, the galaxy has been compared with the shape of a TIE fighter, from the Star Wars universe, and thus NGC 936 has been named Darth Vader’s Galaxy or Darth Vader’s Starfighter. By measuring the radial velo
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_936
date created:
2015-12-31T17:14:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T14:28:26Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1040330","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1040330"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Potw1009a.jpg","width":2018,"height":2018}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16