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NGC 1730 (also IC 2113, MCG -3-13-43, IRAS04573-1553 and PGC 16499) is a magnitude +12.3 barred spiral galaxy located 182 million light-years away in the constellation Lepus.  

The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth using a 40.64 cm (16 inch) refracting telescope on the 12th November 1885. 

The galaxy was rediscovered by Lewis A. Swift on the 9th October 1886.

Right Ascension 04h 59m 31.7s, Declination -15° 49' 24"



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