NGC 2272

Rarity: Uncommon

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What Wikipedia says

NGC 2272 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Canis Major. It was discovered on 20 January 1835 by the British astronomer John Herschel.

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Image: Legacy Surveys / D. Lang (Perimeter Institute), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.