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galaxy

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Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 393 is referenced by 984 other articles, and connects out to list of NGC objects (1–1000), epoch and Q696066.

Vinony files it under Andromeda (constellation), Astronomical objects discovered in 1784 and Lenticular galaxies.

Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Redshift
z = 0.020257
Morphology
E
Coordinates
RA 17.1540° · Dec 39.6442°
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Key facts

Constellation
Andromeda
Right ascension
01 08 36.9
Declination
+39 ° 38 ′ 40 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
6,102 km/s
Type
S0 :
Apparent size v
1.7' × 1.4'

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
83.26
Image
NGC 0393 DSS.jpg
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galaxy morphological type
E...
catalog code
LEDA 4061
time of discovery or invention
1784-10-05
redshift
0.020017
apparent magnitude
9.232
right ascension
17.1539667
declination
39.6443528
radial velocity
6011
Commons category
NGC 393
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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 393 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on October 5, 1784, by William Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, very small, very little extended, gradually brighter middle, four small (faint) stars near."

References

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 393” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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