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NGC 5841 (also NGC 5848, MCG 0-39-1 and PGC 53941) is a magnitude +13.8 spiral galaxy located 57 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) refractor on the 6th May 1862.
The galaxy was rediscovered by Albert Marth on the 12th April 1864

Right Ascension 15h 06m 34.8s, Declination +02° 00' 18"



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