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NGC 6700 (also IRAS 18441+3213, MCG 5-44-10, UGC 11351 and PGC 62376) is a magnitude +13.1 barred spiral galaxy located 211 million light-years away in the constellation Lyra.

The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the Marseille Observatory on the 17th August 1873. 

Right Ascension 18h 46m 04.3s, Declination +32° 16' 46"



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