* Astronomy

NGC 2872 (also Arp 307, MCG 2-24-8, UGC 5018 and PGC 26733) is a magnitude +11.9 elliptical galaxy located 147 million light-years away in the constellation Leo.
The galaxy is gravitationally interacting with the neighbouring galaxy NGC 2874: these two galaxies are listed as Arp 307 in the Atlas of peculiar galaxies by Halton Arp.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 15th March 1784.

Right Ascension 09h 25m 42.9s, Declination +11° 25' 58"