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NGC 4857 (also IRAS 12554+7028, MCG 12-12-22, UGC 8077 and PGC 44284) is a magnitude +13.8 barred spiral galaxy located 395 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. 

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 7th April 1793.

Right Ascension 12h 57m 18.1s, Declination +70° 12' 11"



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