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NGC 2915 (also ESO 37-3, IRAS 09265-7624 and PGC 26761) is a magnitude +12.7 blue dwarf galaxy located 12.3 million light-years away in the constellation Chamaeleon. 

The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Good Hope on the 31st March 1837.

Right Ascension 09h 26m 11.5s, Declination -76° 37' 35"

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