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NGC 417
Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 417 is a lenticular galaxy of type SAB0− located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Leavenworth. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, extremely small, round."
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- NGC 417 legacy dr9.jpg by Legacy Surveys / D.Lang (Perimeter Institute) & Meli thev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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