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NGC 4538 (also IRAS 12320+0336, MCG 1-32-105 and PGC 41850) is a magnitude +14.4 spiral galaxy located 215 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.

The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point observatory in Sliema, Malta, on the 22nd March 1865.

Right Ascension 12h 34m 40.8s, Declination +03° 19' 25"



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