Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte
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| Galaxy | List of galaxies |
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! style="text-align:left;" | Apparent magnitude (V)
| +10.9
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! style="text-align:left;" | Apparent dimensions (V)
| 12× 4 arcmins
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! style="text-align:left;" | Constellation
| Cetus
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! colspan="2" style="background-color: #30D5C8; text-align: center;" | Physical characteristics
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! style="text-align:left;" | Radius
| 4,000 light years
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! style="text-align:left;" | Absolute magnitude (V)
| 14.7
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! style="text-align:left;" | Notable features
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! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Other designations
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|} The Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte galaxy is an irregular galaxy discovered in 1909 by Max Wolf, and is located on the outer edges of the local group. The discovery of the nature of the galaxy was accredited to Knut Lundmark and P.J. Melotte in 1926. It is in the Cetus constellation.
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