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NGC 7391 (also MCG 0-58-6, UGC 12211 and PGC 69847) is a magnitude +11.9 elliptical galaxy located 140 million light-years away in the constellation Aquarius.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Clayhall Farm House in Old Windsor on the 1st October 1785.

Right Ascension 22h 50m 36.0s, Declination -01° 32' 41"

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