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NGC 4751 (also ESO 323-29, IRAS 12500-4223, MCG -7-27-11 and PGC 43723) is a magnitude +11.2 elliptical galaxy located 96 million light-years away in the constellation Centaurus.

The galaxy 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 15th March 1836.

Right Ascension 12h 52m 50.6s, Declination Dec -42° 39' 36"



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