NGC 6786

NGC 6786 is an interacting spiral galaxy in the constellation of Draco. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of. It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 3 October 1886.
NGC 6786 is currently interacting with the neighboring galaxy known as UGC 11415, and, being the larger galaxy, it is likely that NGC 6786 will absorb UGC 11415 in the future. Both galaxies appear to be undergoing a starburst, a phenomenon commonly seen among interacting and merging galaxies.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 6786: SN 2004ed was discovered by Tom Boles and Mark Armstrong on 2 September 2004.