NGC 2608

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NGC 2608 (also known as Arp 12) is a barred spiral galaxy located 93 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer (the Crab). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 12 March 1785. It spans 62,000 light-years, approximately 60% of the Milky Way's diameter.

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Image: Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess et al., CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.