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English: The Comet Galaxy is a spiral galaxy located 3.2 billion light-years from Earth , in the galaxy cluster Abell 2667 .
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The Comet Galaxy is a spiral galaxy located 3.2 billion light-years from the Earth, in the galaxy cluster Abell 2667. The galaxy gets its name because it is currently getting ripped to pieces as its speed is clocking over 2 million mph.

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