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  • M32 - Dwarf
  • M49
  • M59
  • M60 (NGC 4649)
  • M87 (NGC 4486) - Supergiant
  • M89
  • M105 (NGC 3379)
  • Maffei 1, the closest giant elliptical galaxy.
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