NGC 5530

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NGC 5530 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Lupus. It is located at a distance of about 40 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 5530 is about 60,000 light years across. It was discovered by John Herschel on April 7, 1837.

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Image: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.