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NGC 3886 (also MCG 3-30-111, UGC 6760 and PGC 36756) is a magnitude +13.1 elliptical galaxy located 271 million light-years away in the constellation Leo.

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 11h 47m 05.5s, Declination +19° 50' 14"



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