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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	IC 2676
Constellation	Leo
Right Ascension	11h 16m 19s
Declination	+9° 49' 19"
Distance	c.906,700,000 light years c.278,000,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +15.2 Absolute: -22.0
Diameter	Apparent: 0.4' Actual: c.106,000 light years
Hubble Type	S Spiral
Optimum Visibility	March / April
Notes	A galaxy of generally spiral structure, IC 2676 is immensely distant, lying more than 900 million light years from the Milky Way.

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