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NGC 5869 (also MCG 0-39-6, UGC 9742 and PGC 54119) is a magnitude +11.9 lenticular galaxy located 96 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Clayhall Farm House in Old Windsor on the 24th February 1786.

Right Ascension 15h 09m 49.4s, Declination Dec +00° 28' 13"



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