NGC 72 is a
barred spiral galaxy
A barred spiral galaxy is a spiral galaxy with a central bar-shaped structure composed of stars. Bars are found in about two thirds of all spiral galaxies in the local universe, and generally affect both the motions of stars and interstellar gas ...
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 first constellati ...
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