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VLT image

NGC 3521 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo. It is about 26 million light-years away from Earth.


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  • Hubble shears a woolly galaxy

    NGC 3521 from the Hubble Space Telescope.

  • NGC 3521 GALEX

    GALEX (ultraviolet)

  • NGC 3521 2MASS

    2MASS (near-infrared)

  • NGC 3521- the Bubble galaxy

    NGC 3521 is also known as the Bubble Galaxy.

  • Bubble galaxy

    Bubble Galaxy (NGC 3521) as imaged at the Blackbird Observatory. Unrelated objects have been edited out.

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