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NGC 6477 (PGC 2702901) is a magnitude +15.3 spiral galaxy located 289 million light-years away in the constellation Draco.

The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Sons refractor at the Warner Observatory, East Avenue, Rochester, New York, on the 25th September 1886.

Right Ascension 17h 44m 29.7s, Declination +67° 36' 39"

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