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NGC 5201 (also MCG 9-22-69, UGC 8480 and PGC 47324) is a magnitude +13.2 face-on spiral galaxy located 404 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 Windsor Road, Slough, on the 14th April 1789.

Right Ascension 13h 29m 16.2s, Declination +53 04' 54"



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