NGC 2012

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NGC 2012 is a large lenticular galaxy in the Constellation Mensa. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1836. With its distance from the Earth being over 236 million light years, NGC 2012 is not visible to the naked eye, and a large telescope is needed. A probe has never been sent out to study the galaxy.

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