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NGC 4011 (also PGC 37674) is a magnitude +14.7 spiral galaxy located 190 million light-years away in the constellation Leo.

The galaxy was discovered by Danish-Irish astronomer John Louis Emil Dreyer, assistant to Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse, using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) speculum reflector at Birr Castle on the 26th April 1878.

Right Ascension 11h 58m 25.4s, Declination +25° 05' 52" 



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