NGC 855

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NGC 855 is a star-forming dwarf elliptical galaxy located in the Triangulum constellation. The discovery and a first description (as H 26 613) was realized by William Herschel on 26 October 1786 and the findings made public through his Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars, published the same year.

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