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NGC 6898 (MCG -2-52-2, IRAS20183-1231, PGC 64517) is a +13.1 magnitude spiral galaxy located 264 million light-years away in the constellation Capricornus.

The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector in Malta on the 28th June 1863.

RA 20 21 08.0, Dec -12 21 32



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