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NGC 2828 (also PGC 26365) is a magnitude +14.7 lenticular galaxy located 294 million light-years away in the constellation Lynx.

The galaxy was discovered by Anglo-Irish astronomer George Stoney using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) speculum reflector at Birr castle on the 13th March 1850.

Right Ascension 09h 19m 34.8s, Declination Dec +33° 53' 19"

 



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