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NGC 2895 (also CG 10-14-18, GWT 289.9 and PGC 27092) is a magnitude +14.0 barred spiral galaxy located 406 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

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 9th February 1831. 

Right Ascension 09h 32m 24.8s, Declination +57° 28' 59"



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