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NGC 4818 (also IRAS 12542-0815, MCG -1-33-57 and PGC 44191) is a magnitude +11.3 barred spiral galaxy located 49 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 3rd March 1786.

Right Ascension  12h 56m 48.9s, Declination -08° 31' 30"

 



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