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NGC 544 (also ESO 296-24, MCG -6-4-28 and PGC 5253) is a magnitude +13.3 elliptical galaxy located 273 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. 

The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at Feldhausen, Claremont, Cape Town on the 23rd October 1835. 

Position (J2000): R.A. 01h 25m 11.8s  |  Dec. -38° 05' 40"



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