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NGC 3395
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NGC 3395 (also IC 2613, ARP 270, UGC 5931, VV 246, MCG 6-24-17, ARAK 257, GWT 184.18, KCPG 249A or PGC 32424) is a magnitude +11.8 barred spiral galaxy located 70 million light years away in the constellation Leo Minor.
The galaxy is interacting with NGC 3396.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Clayhall Farm House in Old Windsor on the 7th December 1785.

Right Ascension 10h 49m 49.9s, Declination +32° 58' 53"

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