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NGC 2913
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NGC 2913 (also UGC 5095, MCG 2-25-5 and PGC 27184) is a magnitude +13.4 spiral galaxy located 140 million light-years away in the constellation Leo.
The galaxy is roughly 33' east of the star HD 82381. 

The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point observatory in Sliema, Malta, on the 10th March 1864.

Right Ascension   09h 34m 02.7s, Declination +09° 28' 42"



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