NGC 1253

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NGC 1253 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy lies about 70 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 1253 is approximately 110,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on September 20, 1784.

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Image: Legacy Surveys / D.Lang (Perimeter Institute) & Meli thev, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.