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The Fried Egg Galaxy
The spiral galaxy NGC 7742 is also named the fried egg galaxy because of its core, which is much brighter than would be expected for a galaxy only 36,000 light-years across. This is because the fried egg galaxy is a Seyfert galaxy, and has a moderately active core. The fried egg galaxy, or NGC 7742, is type II (brightest in infrared light) and it is found 72 million light years away from us.