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EntityQ741696· pop 24

elliptical galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiP
Distance
39,630 light-years
Redshift
z = 0.00301
Morphology
dEn
Coordinates
RA 177.8060° · Dec 52.0008°
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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Ursa Major
Distance from Earth
15.56
Image
NGC3931 - SDSS DR14.jpg
Said to be same as
NGC 3917A
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catalog code
LEDA 37073
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1789-04-12
apparent magnitude
10.603
Commons category
NGC 3931
right ascension
177.80604110553670
declination
52.00083775392230
radial velocity
901
redshift
0.00301
epoch
J2000.0
galaxy morphological type
dEn

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