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NGC 3600 (also UGC 6283, IRAS11130 +4152, MCG 7-23-38, GWT 213.38, MK 1443, KUG 1113 418 or PGC 34353) is a magnitude +11.7 edge-on spiral galaxy located 40 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 14th January 1788.

Right Ascension 11h 15m 52.8s, Declination +41° 35' 28"



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