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NGC 533
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NGC 533 (also MCG 0-4-131, UGC 992 and PGC 5283) is a magnitude +11.4 elliptical galaxy located 255 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Clayhall Farm House in Old Windsor on the 8th October 1785.

Right Ascension 01h 25m 31.4s, Declination +01° 45' 33"

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