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NGC 4734 (also IRAS 12486+0507, MCG 1-33-19, UGC 7998 and PGC 43525) is a magnitude +13.5 face-on spiral galaxy located 346 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. 

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 7th April 1828.

Right Ascension 12h 51m 12.8s, Declination +04° 51' 31"



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