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NGC 34 is the result of a merger between two [[disk galaxies]], resulting in a recent [[starburst galaxy|starburst]] in the central regions and continuing starforming activity. The galaxy is still gas-rich, and has a single [[galaxy nucleus|galactic nucleus]]. It lies 250 million light years away. |
NGC 34 is the result of a merger between two [[disk galaxies]], resulting in a recent [[starburst galaxy|starburst]] in the central regions and continuing starforming activity. The galaxy is still gas-rich, and has a single [[galaxy nucleus|galactic nucleus]]. It lies 250 million light years away. |
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[[Image:Galaxies Gone Wild!.jpg|thumb|left| |
[[Image:Galaxies Gone Wild!.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0|Arp 148, VV 340, Arp 256, NGC 6670, NGC 6240, ESO 593-8, NGC 454, UGC 8335, NGC 6786, NGC 34, ESO 77-14, NGC 6050]] |
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[[File:NGC 34 central region.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0|The central regions of NGC 34 have a spiral structure.]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[New General Catalogue]] |
*[[New General Catalogue]] |
Revision as of 10:49, 13 June 2016
NGC 34 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 00h 11m 06.5s[1] |
Declination | −12° 06′ 26″[1] |
Redshift | 0.019617[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,881 ± 2 km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.3[1] |
Characteristics | |
Typ | Sc[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2′.2 × 0′.8[1] |
Other designations | |
NGC 17,[1] PGC 781[1] |
NGC 34 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus.
NGC 34 is the result of a merger between two disk galaxies, resulting in a recent starburst in the central regions and continuing starforming activity. The galaxy is still gas-rich, and has a single galactic nucleus. It lies 250 million light years away.
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