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NGC 3237 (also MCG 7-22-3, UGC 5640 and PGC 30610) is a magnitude face-on +13.0 lenticular galaxy located 325 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 18th March 1787.

Right Ascension 10h 25m 43.4s, Declination +39° 38' 50"



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