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NGC 6085 (also MCG 5-38-34, UGC 10269 and PGC 57486) is a magnitude +13.0 spiral galaxy located 468 million light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis.

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 16h 12m 35.1s, Declination +29° 21' 56"



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