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NGC 5081 (also MCG 5-31-174, UGC 8366 and PGC 46427) is a magnitude +13.1 spiral galaxy located 306 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.

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 19th April 1865.

Right Ascension 13h 19m 08.3s, Declination +28° 30' 23"

 



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