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NGC 5021 (also IRAS 13099+4627, MCG 8-24-84, UGC 8284 and PGC 45834) is a magnitude +13.4 spiral galaxy located 390 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.

The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 26th April 1830.

Right Ascension 13h 12m 06.1s, Declination +46° 11' 47" 



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