NGC 336
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 336 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 31, 1885 by Francis Leavenworth. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, small, round, suddenly brighter middle." It is also known as PGC 3470. Despite this, sometimes it is mistakenly identified as PGC 3526.
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- NGC 336 DECam (2).jpg by Meli thev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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