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NGC 4144 (also IRAS 12074+4644, MCG 8-22-77, UGC 7151 and PGC 38688) is a magnitude +11.6 edge-on spiral galaxy located 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. 

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 10th April 1788.

Right Ascension 12h 09m 59.3s, Declination +46° 27' 26"



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