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NGC 6782 (also IRAS 19195-6001, 2MASX J19235793-5955210 and PGC 63168) is a magnitude +11.8 barred spiral galaxy located 183 million light-years away in the constellation Pavo.

The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Feldhausen Observatory in Wynberg, Cape Town, on the 12th July 1834.

The galaxy exhibits two distinct ring structures.
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Right Ascension 19h 23m 57.2s, Declination -59° 55' 21"



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