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NGC 3959 (also MCG -1-30-46 and PGC 37363) is a magnitude +13.7 barred spiral galaxy located 263 million light-years away in the constellation Crater.

The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) refractor at the Arcetri Observatory on the 19th May 1881.

Right Ascension 11h 54m 37.6s, Declination -07° 45' 23"



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