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NGC 6776 (also ESO 104-53 and PGC 63185) is a magnitude +12.1 elliptical galaxy located 252 million light-years away in the constellation Pavo.

The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at the Cape of Good Hope on the 20th June 1835. 

Right Ascension 19h 25m 19.1s, Declination -63° 51' 36"



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