NGC 988
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ngc-988-161-4553638
title:
NGC 988
text:
NGC 988 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It lies at a distance of 50 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 988 is about 75,000 light years across. Magnitude 7.1 HD 16152 is superposed 52" northwest of the center of NGC 988. The galaxy was discovered by Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan in 1880. One ultraluminous X-ray source has been detected in NGC 988. NGC 988 is the brightest galaxy in NGC 1052 group, which also includes the ellipt
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_988
date created:
2014-06-02T03:13:45Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T03:56:15Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1040741","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1040741"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/NGC988_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg","width":800,"height":800}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16