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NGC 6897 (IRAS 20182-1224, MCG -2-52-1 i PGC 64513) is a +13.8 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 01.3, Dec -12 15 18



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