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NGC 2510
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NGC 2510 (also UGC 4178, MCG 2-21-7, ZWG 59.23, and PGC 22541) is a magnitude +13.5  lenticular galaxy located 189.82 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Minor.

The galaxy was discovered by Anglo-Irish astronomer William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) reflecting telescope at Birr Castle on the 31st January 1851. 

Right Ascension 08h 02m 10.5s, Declination +09° 29' 10"



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