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NGC 6545 (also ESO 103-6 and PGC 61551) is a magnitude +13.1 elliptical galaxy located 197 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 18h 12m 14.9s, Declination -63° 46' 33"



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