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NGC 4330 (also IRAS 12207+1138, MCG 2-32-20, UGC 7456 and PGC 40201) is a magnitude +12.4 edge-on spiral galaxy located 72 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.

The galaxy was discovered by Irish astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney using a 182.88 cm (72 inch)  speculum reflector at Birr Castle on the 14th April 1852.

Right Ascension 12h 23m 17.0s, Declination +11° 22' 07"



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