NGC4753 in Virgo

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NGC4753 is an unusual lenticular galaxy of type S0(pec), in the constellation Virgo. Although the underlying galaxy is smooth and nearly elliptical, the irregular dust lanes are not common. KPNO 4-meter Mayall telescope, 1975.

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