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Hubble Chases a Small Stellar Galaxy in the Hunting Dog

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On a clear evening in April of 1789, the renowned astronomer William Herschel continued his unrelenting survey of the night sky, hunting for new cosmic objects - and found cause to celebrate! He spotted this bright spiral galaxy, named NGC 4707, lurking in the constellation of Canes Venatici or The Hunting Dog. NGC 4707 lies roughly 22 million light-years from Earth.
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NGC 4707 (also MCG 9-21-50, UGC 7971 and PGC 43255) is a magnitude +12.9 face-on spiral galaxy located 22 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.

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 26th April 1789.

Right Ascension 12h 48m 23.2s, Declination +51° 09' 48" 



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