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NGC 4720
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NGC 4720 (also IRAS 12481-0352, MCG -1-33-24 and PGC 43478) is a magnitude 13.3 lenticular galaxy located 69 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) Reflector on the 22nd February 1787.

Right Ascension 12h 50m 42.6s, Declination Dec Dec -04° 09' 21"



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