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NGC 4351 (also NGC 4354, IRAS 12214+1229, MCG 2-32-24, UGC 7476 and PGC 40306) is a magnitude +12.6 barred spiral galaxy located 106 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.

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 19th May 1863.
The galaxy was rediscovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift in 1887 and relisted as NGC 4354.

Right Ascension 12h 24m 01.5s, Declination +12° 12' 17"



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