NGC 3072 (also ESO 566-33, MCG -3-26-1 and PGC 28749) is a magnitude +12.8 lenticular galaxy located 158 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra.
The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5-cm (18.7-inch) reflector at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 7th February 1785.
Right Ascension 09h 57m 23.9s, Declination -19° 21' 17"
