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NGC 703 (also MCG 6-5-29, UGC 1346 and PGC 6957) is a magnitude +13.3 elliptical galaxy located 256 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 39.6s, Declination +36° 10' 20"



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