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galaxy

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Constellation
Triangulum
Right ascension
02 34 20.1
Declination
+32 ° 30 ′ 20 ″
Redshift
0.016195 ± 0.000027
Heliocentric radial velocity
4,855 ± 8 km/s
Distance
195 ± 16 Mly (60.0 ± 4.8 Mpc )
Type
Sbc
Size
224,800 ly (68.94 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
4.03 ′ × 0.47 ′
Notable features
Seyfert galaxy

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Distance from Earth
65.44
Image
NGC 0973 DSS.jpg
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time of discovery or invention
1885-10-30
catalog code
2MAXI J0233+324
right ascension
38.5837542
apparent magnitude
9.8
galaxy morphological type
Sb
declination
32.5055583
redshift
0.016195
radial velocity
5048
Commons category
NGC 973
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NGC 973 is a giant spiral galaxy located in the constellation Triangulum. It is located at a distance of circa 200 million light-years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 973 is about 230,000 light years across. It was discovered by Lewis Swift on October 30, 1885.

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