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NGC 788 (also MCG -1-6-25 and PGC 7656) is a magnitude +12.1 lenticular galaxy located 188 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Clay Hall in Old Windsor on the 10th September 1785.

Right Ascension 02h 01m 06.4s, Declination -06° 48' 56"

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