NGC 945
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ngc-945-180-13791023
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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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
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
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1040412","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1040412"}
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