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NGC 6307 (also MCG 10-24-99, UGC 10727 and PGC 59655) is a magnitude +12.9 lenticular galaxy located 141 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. 

The galaxy was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the Copenhagen Observatory on the 27th October 1861.

Position (J2000): R.A. 17h 07m 40.4s  |  Dec. +60° 45' 03.2"

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