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spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus

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Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 239 is referenced by 952 other articles, and connects out to list of NGC objects (1–1000), epoch and NGC 241.

It is catalogued under topics including Cetus, NGC objects and Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects.

Its subject is documented across 33 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Constellation
Cetus
Right ascension
00 44 37.5
Declination
−03 ° 45 ′ 33 ″
Type
Sab
Apparent size v
1.0' × 0.5'

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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Cetus
Distance from Earth
50.77
Image
NGC 0239 SDSS.jpg
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discoverer or inventor
Francis Preserved Leavenworth
Commons category
NGC 239
catalog code
[SLK2004] 101
time of discovery or invention
1886-00-00
redshift
0.012522
right ascension
11.1563167
declination
-3.7592250
radial velocity
3730
apparent magnitude
14
epoch
J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 239 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Leavenworth.

References

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 239” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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