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NGC 2490 (also MCG 5-19-27 and PGC 22382) is a magnitude +14.6 spiral galaxy located 311 million light years away in the constellation Gemini.

The galaxy was discovered by R. J. Mitchell, using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) reflecting telescope at Birr Castle on the 14th February 1857. 

Right Ascension 07h 59m 17.9s, Declination +27° 04' 40"



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