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NGC 702
Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 702 is a spiral galaxy located in the Cetus constellation. It was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on September 20, 1784. It is located about 495 million light-years away.
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- Arp 75 HST.jpg by NASA/ESA Hubble ACS; Julianne Dalcanton et al. & Melina Thévenot, CC BY-SA 4.0
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