Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3521
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The bubble galaxy, NGC 3521 in Leo, Andrew Lockwood
The bubble galaxy, NGC 3521 in Leo
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The bubble galaxy, NGC 3521 in Leo

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The bubble galaxy, NGC 3521 in Leo, Andrew Lockwood
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The bubble galaxy, NGC 3521 in Leo

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The bubble galaxy in Leo, NGC3521. At 25 light years away it's not especially remote, but there is plenty of interesting tidal material around it. The mottled, tightly wound arms are characteristics of these flocculent spiral galaxies.

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The bubble galaxy, NGC 3521 in Leo, Andrew Lockwood

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