NGC 25
Galaxy in the constellation Phoenix
NGC 25 is a barred lenticular galaxy situated in the Phoenix constellation. It was discovered on 28 October 1834 by John Herschel. It is the brightest cluster galaxy for Abell cluster 2731. A possible supernova was discovered in NGC 25 on 15 November 2020.
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- NGC 0007 DSS 04.jpg by Donald Pelletier, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NGC 25 DECam.jpg by Meli thev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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