NGC 3550

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NGC 3550 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered on April 11, 1785, by William Herschel. It is one of the brightest galaxies of the Abell 1185 galaxy cluster.

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Image: Sloan Digital Sky Survey, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.