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NGC 7340 (also MCG 6-49-52 and PGC 69362) is a magnitude +13.7 elliptical galaxy located 294 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus.

The galaxy was discovered by Anglo-Irish astronomer George Stoney using a 182.88 cm (72 inch) speculum reflector at Birr castle on the 10th September 1849.

Right Ascension 22h 37m 44.1s, Declination Dec +34° 24' 38"

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