NGC 3030

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NGC 3030 (also known as PGC 28302 or MCG-02-25-021) is a lenticular galaxy located within the Hydra constellation. It is classified as a type E-S0 galaxy. The galaxy was first discovered in 1886 by astronomer Francis Leavenworth. He described it to be "extremely faint, very small, round, brighter middle".

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