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NGC 5113 (also NGC 5109, IRAS 13189+5754, MCG 10-19-61, UGC 8393 and PGC 46589) is a magnitude 12.9 edge-on spiral galaxy located 98 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 24th April 1789.
The galaxy was rediscovered by Herschel in March 1790 and relisted as NGC 5109.

Right Ascension 13h 20m 52.6s, Declination Dec +57° 38' 32"



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