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NGC 5159 (also MCG 1-34-22, UGC 8460 and PGC 47235) is a magnitude +14.3 spiral galaxy located 289 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.

The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) speculum reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point observatory in Sliema, Malta, on the 30th April 1864.

 Right Ascension 13h 28m 16.1s, Declination +02° 59' 01"



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