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NGC 1726 (also MCG -1-13-42, PGC 16508) is a magnitude +11.7 lenticular galaxy located 184 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.

The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 8th January 1831.

Right Ascension 04 59 41.9 Declination -07° 45' 18"



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