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NGC 3306 (also IRAS 10345+1254, MCG 2-27-32, UGC 5774 and PGC 31528) is a magnitude +13.4 barred spiral galaxy located 133 million light-years away in the constellation Leo.

The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift using a 40.64 cm (16 inch) refractor at the Warner Observatory, Rochester, New York on the 27th April 1886.

Right Ascension 10h 37m 10.1s, Declination +12° 39' 09" 



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