The galaxy received this designation whenit was catalogued during the first ESO Survey of the Southern Sky in the 1970's. It extends over about 4 arcmin in the sky, corresponding to nearly 200,000 light-years across. Many other galaxies are visible in the background. The full field measures 6.8 x 6.8 arcmin2.
North is up and East is to the left.
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