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NGC 6226 (also NGC 6202, MCG 10-23-43, UGC 10532 and PGC 58847) is a magnitude +13.1 spiral galaxy located 258 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 24th September 1862.
The galaxy was rediscovered by Lewis Swift on the 9th July 1886 and relisted as NGC 6202.

Right Ascension 16h 43m 23.2s, Declination +61° 59' 01"



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