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NGC 431
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NGC 431 (also PGC 4437, UGC 776, MCG 5-4-2, GWT and GWT 502.8 501 132) is a magnitude +12.9 lenticular galaxy located 238 million light years away in the constellation Andromeda.

The galaxy was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road in Slough, Berkshire, on the 22nd November 1827.

Right Ascension 01h 14m 04.6s, Declination +33° 42' 19"



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