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NGC 6934 (also Caldwell 47 and Melotte 230) is a magnitude +8.83 globular star cluster located 50,000 light-years away in the constellation Delphinus.

The globular cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at Clayhall Farm House in Old Windsor on the 24th September 1785. 

Right Ascension 20h 34m 11.37s, Declination +07° 24' 16.1"

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