NGC 3940

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What Wikipedia says

NGC 3940 is an elliptical galaxy, located 300 million light-years away in the Leo constellation. It was discovered on April 26, 1785, by astronomer William Herschel. NGC 3940 is a member of the NGC 3937 Group.

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