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NGC 2820 (also IRAS 09177+6428, MCG 11-12-6, UGC 4961 and PGC 26498) is a magnitude +12.8 spiral galaxy located 72 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. 

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 3rd April 1791.

Right Ascension 09h 21m 46.0s, Declination +64° 15' 31"



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