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NGC 7252 is a peculiar galaxy resulting from an interaction between two galaxies that started a billion years ago. It is located 220 million light years away in the constellation Aquarius. It is also called Atoms for Peace galaxy a nickname which comes from its loop-like structure made of stars that resembles a diagram of an electron orbiting an atomic nucleus.

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