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NGC 7268 (also PGC 68839) is a magnitude +13.8 pair of galaxies located 390 million light-years away in the constellation Piscis Austrinus.

The galaxies were discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope  at Feldhausen, Claremont, Cape Town on the 28th September 1834. 

Right Ascension 22h 25m 40.6s, Declination -31° 12' 04" (ESO 467-57, MCG -5-53-1 and PGC 68847)

Right Ascension 22h 25m 42.2s, Declination -31° 12' 01" (PGC 68848)



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