NGC 2603

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NGC 2603 is a small compact spiral galaxy located 787 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major from the Solar System. It was discovered by George Johnstone Stoney, an Irish astronomer, on February 9, 1850. NGC 2603 has an estimated diameter of 81,000 light-years.

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