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NGC 4320 (also IRAS 12204+1049, MCG 2-32-18, UGC 7452 and PGC 40160) is a magnitude +13.9 lenticular galaxy located 368 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.

The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the Copenhagen Observatory on the 15th April 1865.

Right Ascension 12h 22m 57.8s, Declination +10° 32' 57"



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