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NGC 1200 (also PGC 11545, MCG -2-8-43, 2MASXJ03035448-1159306) is a magnitude +12.5 elliptical galaxy located 186 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Clayhall Farm House in Old Windsor on the 27th November 1785.

Right Ascension 03h 03m 54.5s, Declination -11° 59' 29"



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