NGC 939
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ngc-939-200-8427321
title:
NGC 939
text:
NGC 939 is a lenticular or elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. It is estimated to be 241 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 80,000 ly. NGC 939 was discovered on October 18, 1835 by astronomer John Herschel. NGC 939 is better seen from the southern hemisphere because of its location south of the celestial equator.
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Eridanus
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_939
date created:
date modified:
2023-09-25T11:40:50Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1040360","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1040360"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/NGC_939_DECam.jpg","width":565,"height":565}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15