Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lynx (Lyn)  ·  Contains:  IC 2421  ·  NGC 2683
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UFO Galaxy (25 M LY) and IC2421 Spiral Galaxy (201 M LY), KiwiAstro
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UFO Galaxy (25 M LY) and IC2421 Spiral Galaxy (201 M LY)

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UFO Galaxy (25 M LY) and IC2421 Spiral Galaxy (201 M LY), KiwiAstro
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UFO Galaxy (25 M LY) and IC2421 Spiral Galaxy (201 M LY)

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NGC 2683 is a field spiral galaxy nicknamed the "UFO Galaxy" by the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory. It is viewed nearly edge-on from Earth's location in space and is located 25 million light-years away with a magnitude of almost +11.

IC 2421 (also known as IRAS 08512 + 3252 , MCG 6-20-13 , PGC 24996 and UGC 4658 ) is a spiral galaxy that is approximately 201 million LY from Earth with a magnitude of +13.

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UFO Galaxy (25 M LY) and IC2421 Spiral Galaxy (201 M LY), KiwiAstro

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