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    galaxies, including M51 (Arp 85), Arp 220, and the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/NGC 4039, or Arp 244). A few of the galaxies are simply dwarf galaxies that...
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    NGC 3009 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major. It is about 35 thousand light years across, and with a recessional velocity of 4,445...
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    NGC 3007 is an edge-on, magnitude 13.4, lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Sextans, discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on March 16...
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    NGC 3301, also known as NGC 3760, is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Leo. Its apparent magnitude in the V-band is 11.1. It was first observed...
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    NGC 3486 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy located about 27.4 million light years away in the constellation of Leo Minor. It has a morphological...
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    It is a member of the NGC 2998 group, which also includes NGC 2998, NGC 3002, NGC 3006, NGC 3008, and a few others. Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc...
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    for 3483 stars with accurately determined proper motion and radial velocity ( 1962) Three-colour photometry in the southern hemisphere: NGC 6383, NGC 6405...
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  • Thumbnail for Zwicky's Triplet
    41646 ("IC 3481A") as the system Arp 175, but probably not connected to IC 3483, is sometimes called Zwicky's Triplet, but this name is more often applied...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 3169
    NGC 3169 is a spiral galaxy about 75 million light years away in the constellation Sextans. It has the morphological classification SA(s)a pec, which...
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    NGC 3302 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Antlia. It was discovered by the astronomer John Herschel on January 28, 1835. "NGC 3302"...
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