This galaxy is so thin that it is barely visible when viewed from the side. It is a type of disk galaxy known as a lenticular galaxy. A lenticular galaxy has used up most of its stellular matter. It is made clear that NGC4452 is a lenticular galaxy due to its lack of dust surrounding it. There is very little star formation in this galaxy. It spans about 35,000 light years. There is a bulge of stars loc ated in the center of this galaxy.
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