NGC 5473

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NGC 5473 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered on April 14, 1789, by the astronomer William Herschel. Located roughly 85 million light-years (26.2 megaparsecs) away, it is part of a small galaxy group including NGC 5475 and NGC 5485.

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