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NGC 687 (also MCG 6-5-14, UGC 1298 and PGC 6782) is a magnitude +12.3 elliptical galaxy located 234 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 50m 33.2s, Declination +36° 22' 15"



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