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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 4241, IC 3115
Constellation	Virgo
Right Ascension	12h 18m 0s
Declination	+6° 39' 15"
Distance	c.88,200,000 light years c.27,000,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +13.7 Absolute: -18.3
Diameter	Apparent: 1.5' Actual: c.35,000 light years
Hubble Type	Sc Spiral
Optimum Visibility	April
Notes	A spiral galaxy seen face-on from the Milky Way, showing a pair of broad spiral arms extending from its core. NGC 4241 lies southward of the busy Virgo Cluster in the sky, and lies somewhat beyond the main body of galaxies that make up that Cluster.

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