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NGC 5437 (IC 4365, MCG 2-36-28 and PGC 51227) is a magnitude +14.3 spiral galaxy located 325 million light-years away in the constellation Boötes.

The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/19 refracting telescope at the Arcetri Observatory on the 28th June 1883.
The galaxy was observed by French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan in 1897 and relisted as IC 4365.

RA 14 03 47.3, Dec +09 31 25



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