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NGC 5126 (also MCG -5-32-10 and PGC 46910) is a magnitude +13.1 lenticular galaxy located 220 million light-years away in the constellation Centaurus.

The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Good Hope on the 6th May 1834.

Right Ascension 13h 24m 53.4s, Declination -30° 20' 01"



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