* Astronomy

NGC 2554 (also IRAS 08149+2337, MCG 4-20-15, UGC 4312 and PGC 23256) is a magnitude +12.0 spiral galaxy located 191 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm(18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 28th February 1785.

The galaxy hosted Supernova 2013gq

Right Ascension  08h 17m 53.4s, Declination Dec +23° 28' 20"