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NGC 2766 (also MCG 5-22-9, UGC 4801 and PGC 25735) is a magnitude +13.6 spiral galaxy located 341 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer.

The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the Marseille Observatory on the 22nd March 1884.

Right Ascension 09h 08m 47.4s, Declination +29° 51' 55"



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