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NGC 2333 (also UGC 3689, MCG 6-16-20, ZWG 176.18, IRAS07050 +3515 and PGC 20223) is a magnitude +13.3 spiral galaxy located 218 million light-years away in the constellation Gemini.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 4th February 1793. 

Right Ascension 07h 08m 21.2s, Declination +35° 10' 12"



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