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NGC 540

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NGC 540 imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

NGC 540 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 451 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 120,000 light years. The object was discovered on October 15, 1885 by the American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 540 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  2. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 540". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  3. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
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