NGC 945

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title: NGC 945
text: NGC 945 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus, located south of the celestial equator. It is estimated to be 200 million light-years from the Milky Way, and about 135,000 light-years in diameter. The object was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on November 28, 1785. It is within close proximity to NGC 948, with which it forms a gravitationally bound pair of galaxies. In the same area of the sky there are the galaxies NGC 942, NGC 943, NGC 950, and IC 230.
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description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_945
date created: 2024-04-16T14:52:43Z
date modified: 2024-09-05T19:42:25Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/NGC_945_NGC_948_legacy_dr10.jpg","width":1296,"height":1296}
fields total: 13
integrity: 16

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