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NGC 2836 (also ESO 61-3, IRAS09131-6907 and PGC 26017) is a magnitude +11.8 spiral galaxy located 78 million light-years away in the constellation Carina.

The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Feldhausen, Claremont, Cape Town, on the 29th January 1835. 

Right Ascension 09h 13m 45.3s, Declination -69° 19' 59"



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