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NGC 183

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Also known as New General Catalogue 183

elliptical galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

Key facts

Constellation
Andromeda
Right ascension
00 38 29.4
Declination
+29 ° 30 ′ 40 ″
Type
E
Apparent size v
2.1' × 1.6'

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 183 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on November 5, 1866, by Truman Safford.

NGC 183 and some surrounding galaxies (DECam)

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 183” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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