NGC 6782 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Pavo, at a distance of approximately 173 megalight-years from the Milky Way.

[3] It was discovered on July 12, 1834 by English astronomer John Herschel.

[5] At the galactic core is an almost circular nuclear ring at the inner Lindblad resonance.

This is attached to the primary bar, which extends out to a somewhat pointy, diamond-shaped inner ring.

It is actually a double-barred galaxy, with an interior bar inside the nuclear ring.