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NGC 5454 (also MCG 3-36-42, UGC 8997 and PGC 50192) is a magnitude 12.7 lenticular galaxy located 353 million light-years away away in the constellation Boötes.

The galaxy was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the Copenhagen Observatory on the 21st April 1865.

Right Ascension 14h 04m 45.7s, Declination Dec +14° 22' 55"



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