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NGC 2560 (also MCG 4-20-27, UGC 4337 and PGC 23367) is a magnitude +13.8 lenticular galaxy located 225 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer.

The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the Copenhagen Observatory on the 17th March 1862.

Right Ascension 08h 19m 51.9s, Declination Dec +20° 59' 05"



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