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NGC 5577 (also IRAS 14187+0339, MCG 1-37-9, UGC 9187 and PGC 51286) is a magnitude +12.6 spiral galaxy located 68 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.

The galaxy was discovered by Anglo-Irish astronomer George Johnstone Stoney, assistant to William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) speculum reflector at Birr Castle on the 26th April 1849.

Right Ascension 14h 21m 13.2s, Declination +03° 26' 11" 



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