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NGC 4887 (also IRAS 12580-1423, MCG -2-33-87 and PGC 44796) is a magnitude 13.6 lenticular galaxy located 124 million light-years away away in the constellation Virgo.

The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel using a 27.94 cm (11 inch)  refractor at the Arcetri observatory on the 21st April 1882.

Right Ascension 13h 00m 39.3s, Declination Dec -14° 40' 00"



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