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NGC 2922 (also IRAS 09337+3755, MCG 6-21-57, UGC 5118 and PGC 27361) is a magnitude +14.0 irregular galaxy located 201 million light-years away in the constellation Leo Minor.

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 18th March 1884.

Right Ascension 09h 36m 52.6s, Declination +37° 41' 41"



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