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NGC 4888 (also MCG -1-33-74 and PGC 44766) is a magnitude +13.4 spiral galaxy located 178 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.

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 23rd March 1789.

Right Ascension 13h 00m 36.2s, Declination -06° 04' 32"



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