NGC 685

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What Wikipedia says

NGC 685 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy lies about 55 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 685 is approximately 74,000 light years across. It was discovered by John Herschel on October 3, 1834.

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