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NGC 114 (also MCG 0-2-27, UGC 259 and PGC 1660) is a magnitude +13.8 spiral galaxy located 191 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus.

The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Truman Henry Safford using a 46.99 cm (18.5 inch) refractor at the Dearborn Observatory on the 23rd September 1867.
The galaxy was rediscovered by German astronomer Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/19 refracting telescope at the Arcetri Observatory on the 27th September 1880. 

Right Ascension 00h 26m 58.2s, Declination -01° 47' 09"  

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