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NGC 6928 (also IC 1325, IRAS 20304+0945, MCG 2-52-17, UGC 11589 and PGC 64932) is a magnitude +12.2 barred spiral galaxy located 216 million light-years away in the constellation Delphinus.

The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92-cm (48-inch) reflector in Malta on the 15th August 1863.
The galaxy was rediscovered by Lewis Swift in September 1888 and relisted as IC 1325.

Right Ascension 20h 32m 50.1s, Declination +09° 55' 39"



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