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NGC 4855 (also MCG -2-33-77 and PGC 44572) is a magnitude +12.9 elliptical galaxy located 221 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.

The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/19 refractor at the Arcetri Observatory on the 19th April 1882.

Right Ascension 12h 59m 18.4s, Declination -13° 13' 50"



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