NGC 5920

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NGC 5920 is a large lenticular galaxy located in the Serpens constellation. Discovered on March 30, 1887, by American astronomer Lewis Swift, NGC 5920 is around 645 million light-years distant from planet Earth. It is a narrow-line radio galaxy and about 300,000 light-years in diameter.

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