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NGC 3569 (also MCG 6-25-20, UGC 6238 and PGC 34075) is a magnitude +13.3 face-on spiral galaxy located 343 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

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 1864.

Right Ascension 11h 12m 08.0s, Declination +35° 27' 07" 



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