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NGC 6876 (also ESO 73-35 and PGC 64447)is a magnitude +11.3 elliptical galaxy located 184 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 reflector at the Cape of Good Hope on the 27th June 1835.

Right Ascension 20h 18m 19.1s, Declination -70° 51' 30"



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