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NGC 4847 (also PGC 44464) is a magnitude +14.3 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 58m 28.9s, Declination -13° 08' 28"



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