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NGC 4187 (also NGC 4187A, MCG 9-20-117, UGC 7229 and PGC 39004) is a magnitude +13.2 elliptical galaxy located 420 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.

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.

Right Ascension 12h 13m 29.3s, Declination +50° 44' 30" 



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