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NGC 5197 (also PGC 47546) is a magnitude +15.1 spiral galaxy located 295 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.

The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) speculum reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point observatory in Sliema, Malta, on the 12th April 1864.

Right Ascension 13h 31m 25.0s, Declination -01° 41' 33" 



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