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NGC 2655 (also Arp 225, IRAS 08491+7824, MCG 13-7-10, UGC 4637 and PGC 25069) is a magnitude +10.1 barred spiral galaxy located 64 million light-years away in the constellation Camelopardalis.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road in Slough, Berkshire, on the 26th September 1802.

Right Ascension 08h 55m 37.7s, Declination +78° 13' 25"

A type Ia supernova 2011B was discovered in the galaxy by Koichi Itagaki and Masaki Tsuboi in 2011.

 



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