9*the literal 9 (5710 / 718 / 3916) , repeated any number of times
.any character (except for line terminators)
{6}matches exactly 6 characters from the set below:
\da digit
:the literal : (5810 / 728 / 3A16)
1the literal 1 (4910 / 618 / 3116)
\d*a digit, repeated any number of times
~the literal ~ (12610 / 1768 / 7E16)
\d*?a digit, repeated any number of times
\1the text saved by group 1