NGC 140
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spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
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Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 140 is referenced by 983 other articles, and connects out to list of NGC objects (1–1000), epoch and NGC 141.
Vinony files it under Andromeda (constellation), Astronomical objects discovered in 1866 and Discoveries by Truman Safford.
Its subject is documented across 36 Wikipedia language editions.
Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- GiG
- Redshift
- z = 0.021717293737749666
- Morphology
- SBc
- Coordinates
- RA 7.8352° · Dec 30.7925°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Andromeda
- Right ascension
- 00 31 20.5
- Declination
- +30 ° 47 ′ 33 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 6433 km/s
- Type
- Scd
- Apparent size v
- 1.35' × 1.15'
- Notable features
- Very faint, small, round, gradually brighter middle.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- spiral galaxy
- Constellation
- Andromeda
- Image
- NGC 140 imaged by Legacy Surveys.jpg
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- catalog code
- PSCz Q00287+3031
- galaxy morphological type
- Sc
- discoverer or inventor
- Édouard Stephan
- time of discovery or invention
- 1882-11-05
- Commons category
- NGC 140
- redshift
- 0.021502
- right ascension
- 7.8353708
- declination
- 30.7924889
- apparent magnitude
- 11.054
- radial velocity
- 6377
- epoch
- J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 140 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by Truman Henry Safford on October 8, 1866.
Historical Information
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 140” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Connections
list of NGC objects (1–1000)
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NGC 141
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NGC 241
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