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NGC 6721 (also ESO 141-19 and PGC 62680) is a magnitude +12.0 elliptical galaxy located 203 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 12th July 1834. 

Right Ascension 19h 00m 50.9s, Declination -57° 45' 34"



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