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NGC 3236 (also MCG 10-15-81 and PGC 30711) is a magnitude +14.3 elliptical galaxy located 427 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. 

The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 25th March 1832.

Right Ascension 10h 26m 48.4s, Declination +61° 16' 24" 



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