NGC 5683

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NGC 5683 is a type S0-a lenticular galaxy with a bar located in the constellation Boötes. It is 513 million light-years away from the Solar System and has an approximate diameter of 256,000 light-years meaning it is larger compared to the Milky Way. NGC 5683 was discovered by George Johnstone Stoney on April 13, 1850.

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