NGC 4502

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NGC 4502 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices, originally discovered by William Herschel on March 21, 1784. The galaxy features a broad HI line. In the background and to the celestial north of the galaxy, two uncatalogued, distant colliding galaxies can be seen.

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