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NGC 5205 (also IRAS 13283+6245, MCG 11-17-3, UGC 8501 and PGC 47425) is a magnitude +12.3 spiral galaxy located 81 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift using a 40.64 cm (16 inch) refractor at the Marseille Observatory on the 18th May 1887. 

Right Ascension 13h 30m 03.1s, Declination +62° 30' 45"



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