NGC 3988

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NGC 3988 is a compact elliptical galaxy located 304 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on April 13, 1831, by astronomer John Herschel. NGC 3988 is a field galaxy, and is part of the Coma Supercluster.

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