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NGC 5776 (also MCG 1-38-18 and PGC 53289) is a magnitude +14.4 elliptical galaxy located 376 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.

The galaxy was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 refractor at the Copenhagen Observatory on the 27th April 1862.

Right Ascension 14h 54m 32.7s, Declination +02° 58' 01" 



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