NGC 996
NGC 996 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Andromeda. It is estimated to be 210 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 75,000 ly. The supernova SN 1996bq occurred in this galaxy. NGC 996 was discovered on December 7, 1871 by astronomer Édouard Stephan.
Q184348
elliptical galaxy
Concept
Q9256
constellation Andromeda
CEL
Q531
light years
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Q321
Milky Way
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Q37221
diameter
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Q3937
supernova
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Q11063
astronomer
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Q274349
Édouard Stephan
PER
Q1040797
NGC 996
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Q1040797
NGC 996
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1996-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1996
DATE
1871-12-07T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
December 7, 1871
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0^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
0
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constellation
discoverer or inventor
time of discovery or invention
occupation