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NGC 2569 (also MCG 4-20-35 and PGC 23442) is a magnitude +14.3 lenticular galaxy located 235 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer.

The galaxy was discovered by Danish-German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the Copenhagen Observatory on the 19th February 1862.

Right Ascension 08h 21m 21.1s, Declination +20° 52' 05"



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