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NGC 6458 (also MCG 3-45-29, UGC 10994 and PGC 60911) is a magnitude +13.4 spiral galaxy located 147 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 17h 49m 10.9s, Declination +20° 48' 17"



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