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NGC 5145 (also IRAS 13230+4331, MCG 7-28-9, UGC 8439 and PGC 46934) is a magnitude +12.8 spiral galaxy located 56 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. 

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 9th April 1787.

Right Ascension 13h 25m 13.9s, Declination +43° 16' 02"



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