NGC 3137

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NGC 3137 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Antlia. The galaxy lies about 50 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 3137 is approximately 140,000 light years across. It was discovered by John Herschel on February 5, 1837.

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