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NGC 5060 (also IRAS 13147+0618, MCG 1-34-15, UGC 8351 and PGC 46278) is a magnitude +13.3 spiral galaxy located 286 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 16th April 1863.

Right Ascension 13h 17m 16.3s, Declination +06° 02' 14"



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