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NGC 3224 (also ESO 375-13, MCG -6-23-24 and PGC 30314) is a magnitude +11.0 elliptical galaxy located 142 million light-years away in the constellation Antlia.

The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Good Hope on the 18th April 1835.

Right Ascension 10h 21m 41.1s, Declination -34° 41' 46"



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