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NGC 2379 (also UGC 3857, MCG 6-17-6 and PGC 21036) is a magnitude +13.5 lenticular galaxy located 186 million light-years away in the constellation Gemini.

The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 6th March 1828.

Right Ascension   07h 27m 26.2s, Declination +33° 48' 43"



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