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NGC 5881 (also IC 1100, IRAS 15053+6310, MCG 11-18-25, UGC 9729 and PGC 53920) is a magnitude +13.4 spiral galaxy located 303 million light-years away in the constellation Draco.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 26th April 1789.
The galaxy was rediscovered by Lewis Swift in June 1889 and relisted as IC 1100

Right Ascension 15h 06m 20.6s, Declination +62° 58' 50" 



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