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NGC 204
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NGC 204 (also MCG 0-2-116, UGC 423 and PGC 2397) is a magnitude +12.9 lenticular galaxy located 248 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces.

The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at Windsor Road in Slough, Berkshire, on the 16th October 1827. 

Right Ascension 00h 39m 44.2s, Declination +03° 18' 00"

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