NGC 6221 (also known as PGC 59175) is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ara.

In de Vaucouleurs' galaxy morphological classification scheme, it is classified as SB(s)bc[1] and was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 3 May 1835.

[2] NGC 6221 is located at about 69 million light years from Earth.

Interactions between NGC 6221 and NGC 6215 form a double-stranded bridge of neutral hydrogen gas over a projected distance of 100 kpc; Dwarf 3 of the three dwarf galaxies may have formed from the bridging gas.

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