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NGC 6680 (also PGC 62210) is a magnitude +14.6 spiral galaxy located 187 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules.

The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) speculum reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point observatory in Sliema, Malta, on the 2nd July 1864.

Right Ascension 18h 39m 44.0s, Declination +22° 18' 59"



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