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NGC 4607 (also IRAS 12386+1209, MCG 2-32-176, UGC 7843 and PGC 42544) is a magnitude +12.8 edge-on spiral galaxy located 104 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.

The galaxy was discovered by Irish astronomer R. J. Mitchell, assistant to William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) speculum reflector at Birr Castle on the 24th April 1854.

Right Ascension 12h 41m 12.2s, Declination +11° 53' 08"  



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