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NGC 2860 (also IRAS 09216+4116, MCG 7-20-3, UGC 5007 and PGC 26685) is a magnitude +13.8 barred spiral galaxy located 194 million light-years away in the constellation Lynx.

The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the Marseille Observatory on the 17th March 1884.

Right Ascension 09h 24m 53.2s, Declination Dec +41° 03' 36"



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