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Spiral Galaxy NGC 1232 is located 20¡ south of the celestial equator, in Eridanus (The River) constellation, at a distance of about 100 million light-years. The diameter of the galaxy is approximately 200,000 light-years, about twice the size of the Milky Way galaxy. VLT/FORS1. © ESO (European Southern Observatory) - www.eso.org