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NGC 3651 (also HCG 51A, MCG 4-27-28, UGC 6388 and PGC 34898) is a magnitude +13.6 elliptical galaxy located 350 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. 
The galaxy is a member of the Hickson Compact Group 51.

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 1785.

Right Ascension 11h 22m 26.3s, Declination +24° 17' 56"



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