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NGC 6512 (also MCG 10-25-115 and PGC 61089) is a magnitude +13.9 elliptical galaxy located 384 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 54m 50.3s  |  Dec. +62° 39' 42.23"

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