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NGC 2441 (also IRAS 07460+7308, MCG 12-8-15, UGC 4036 and PGC 22031) is a magnitude +12.7 face-on spiral galaxy located 180 million light years away in the constellation Camelopardalis.

The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel using a 23.9 cm (9.4 inch) f/13.4 refractor at the Arcetri Observatory on the 8th August 1882. 

Right Ascension 07h 51m 54.772s, Declination +73° 00' 56.42"

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The galaxy hosted the Type Ia supernova 1995E, which was discovered on February 24, 1995, and reached maximum brightness of +16.81



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