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NGC 5037 (also MCG -3-34-29, IRAS13123-1619, and PGC 46078) is a magnitude +12.2 inclined spiral galaxy located 87 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Clayhall Farm House in Old Windsor, on the 31st December 1785.

Right Ascension 13h 14m 59.4s, Declination -16° 35' 24"



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