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NGC 5117 (also MCG 5-32-10, UGC 8411 and PGC 46746) is a magnitude +13.5 spiral galaxy located 110 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. 

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 30th March 1827.

Right Ascension 13h 22m 56.4s, Declination +28° 18' 56"



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