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NGC 5380 (also MCG 6-31-28, UGC 8870 and PGC 49605) is a magnitude +13.0 elliptical galaxy located 146 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector Windsor Road, Slough, on the 16th May 1787. 

Right Ascension 13h 56m 56.7s, Declination +37° 36' 37"



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