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NGC 4026 (also MCG 9-20-52, UGC 6985 and PGC 37760) is a magnitude +10.8 edge-on spiral galaxy located 43 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 12th April 1789.

Right Ascension 11h 59m 25.0s, Declination +50° 57' 43"



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