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NGC 6703 (also MCG 8-34-20, UGC 11356 and PGC 62409) is a magnitude +11.3 elliptical galaxy located 113 million light-years away in the constellation Lyra.

The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the Copenhagen Observatory on the 4th September 1863.

Right Ascension 18h 47m 18.9s, Declination +45° 33' 03"

NGC 6703



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