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NGC 29 (also NGC 21) is a magnitude +12.8 barred spiral galaxy located 234 ± 29 million lightyears away in the constellation Andromeda.

The galaxy was discovered by William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road in Slough, Berkshire, on the 26th November 1790.
The galaxy was rediscovered by Lewis Swift in 1885 and relisted as NGC 21.

Right Ascension 00h 10m 46.9s, Declination +33° 21' 10"



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