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NGC 4268 (also MCG 1-32-4, UGC 7371 and PGC 39712) is a magnitude +12.8 barred spiral galaxy galaxy located 109 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. 

The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Eduard Schönfeld using a 15.24 cm (6 inch) refractor at the Mannheim Observatory on the 1st April 1862.

Right Ascension 12h 19m 47.1s, Declination +05° 17' 03"



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