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NGC 4814 (also MCG+10-19-003, UGC 8051 and PGC 44025) is a magnitude +12.2 face-on spiral galaxy located 116 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 17th March 1790.

Right Ascension 12h 55m 21.8s, Declination Dec +58° 20' 40"



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