NGC 3256

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NGC 3256 is a peculiar galaxy formed from the collision of two separate galaxies in the constellation of Vela. NGC 3256 is located about 122 million light-years away and belongs to the Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster complex. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 3 February 1835.

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Image: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.