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NGC 1054 (also IRAS 02394+1800, MCG 3-7-46 and PGC 10242) is a magnitude +13.9 spiral galaxy located 448 million light-years away in the constellation Aries.

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 8th October 1864

Right Ascension 02h 42m 15.8s, Declination +18° 13' 03"



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