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NGC 4493 (also NGC 4493-1, MCG 0-32-1 and PGC 41409) is a magnitude +14.1 elliptical 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 31m 08.3s, Declination +00° 36' 51"



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