NGC 959
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ngc-959-164-3430707
title:
NGC 959
text:
NGC 959 is a spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Triangulum. It was discovered on 9 November 1876 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan. This galaxy is located at a distance of 36 million light years and is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 596 km/s. It is a member of the NGC 1023 Group of galaxies. The morphological class of this galaxy is Sdm:, indicating it is a spiral (S) with disorganized, irregular arms and no central bulge (dm). The ':' suffix indicates some uncert
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Triangulum
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_959
date created:
2022-01-19T05:02:42Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T20:01:47Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1040504","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1040504"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/NGC_959_-HST09042_14-R814GB435.png","width":1080,"height":1080}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16