Astronomy Picture of the Day: NGC 612 lenticular galaxy

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New galaxy image just dropped! NGC 612 is classified as a lenticular galaxy, a type that typically contains older stellar populations and little ongoing star formation. Lenticulars have a central bulge and disk like spiral galaxies, but they lack the characteristic arms.