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galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Reticulum
Right ascension
03 18 15.4
Declination
−66 ° 29 ′ 50 ″
Distance
12.886 Mly
Type
SB(s)d
Apparent size v
9.1 x 7.1 arcmin

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
4.2
Diameter
50000
Image
Phot-43a-06.jpg
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catalog code
PKS 0317-666
Commons category
NGC 1313
time of discovery or invention
1826-09-27
redshift
0.001584
apparent magnitude
7.568
galaxy morphological type
SB(s)d
right ascension
49.5668583
declination
-66.4982611
radial velocity
452
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NGC 1313 (also known as the Topsy Turvy Galaxy) is a field galaxy and an irregular galaxy discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on 27 September 1826. It has a diameter of about 50,000 light-years, or about half the size of the Milky Way.

NGC 1313 lies within the Virgo Supercluster.

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