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NGC 759 (also RAS 01548+3605, MCG 6-5-67, UGC 1440 and PGC 7397) is a magnitude +12.8 elliptical galaxy located 197 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.

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 17th September 1865.

Right Ascension 01h 57m 50.3s, Declination +36° 20' 35"



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