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NGC 5172
Coma Berenices
Penryn, California
April 2005
M250 (ag, ST-4)
ST-2000XM LRGB(s) 15 minutes each

NGC 5172 is a type SBbc galaxy.   

Surface brightness is listed as 13.6, distance is 196 Mly.  Imaged through the light dome that is Sacramento.