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NGC 4815 (also OCL 893 and ESO 96-SC1) is a magnitude +8.6 open star cluster located 10,000 light-years away in the constellation Musca.

The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Good Hope on the 13th March 1834.

Right Ascension 12h 57m 58.3s, Declination Dec -64° 57' 42"



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