NGC 6261

Rarity: Uncommon

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What Wikipedia says

NGC 6261 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Hercules. It is located 470 million light-years away from the Solar System and has an approximate diameter of 200,000 light-years.

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