NGC 72 is a
barred spiral galaxy estimated to be about 320 million light-years away in the
constellation
A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms Asterism (astronomy), a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object.
The origins of the e ...
of
Andromeda. It was discovered by
R. J. Mitchell in 1855 and its magnitude is 13.5.
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Andromeda (constellation)
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Spiral galaxies