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NGC 4615
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NGC 4615 (also Arp 34, IRAS 12391+2620, MCG 4-30-13, UGC 7852 and PGC 42584) is a magnitude +13.1 spiral galaxy located 217 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.

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 9th May 1864.

Right Ascension 12h 41m 37.5s, Declination +26° 04' 22"



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