Markarian 590

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Markarian 590, also known as NGC 863, NGC 866, and NGC 885, is an unbarred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It is located at a distance of about 300 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 863 is about 110,000 light years across.

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