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NGC 7113 (also NGC 7112, MCG 2-55-9 and PGC 67208) is a magnitude +14.2 elliptical galaxy located 264 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus.
A magnitude 14 star lies close to the galaxy.
The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector in Malta on the 3rd August 1864.
The galaxy was rediscovered by Lewis Swift in July 1886 and relisted as NGC 7112.

Right Ascension 21h 42m 26.5s, Declination +12° 34' 09"



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