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NGC 7508 (also MCG 2-59-5, UGC 12408 and PGC 70663) is a magnitude +14.8 spiral galaxy located 559 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus.

The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at Windsor Road in Slough, Berkshire, on the 13th October 1825. 

Right Ascension 23h 11m 49.2s, Declination +12° 56' 28"

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