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NGC 708 (also MCG 6-5-31, UGC 1348 and PGC 6962) is a magnitude +12.7 elliptical galaxy located 223 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road in Slough, Berkshire on the 21st September 1786.

Right Ascension 01h 52m 46.4s, Declination +36° 09' 08"



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