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NGC686

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 1:48:56.0
Declination: -23:47:53
Constellation: FOR
Visual Magnitude: 12.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, R, gbM, er, 2 st nr
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 686

17.5" (11/6/93): moderately bright, small, round, bright core, fairly bright stellar nucleus.  Forms the vertex of a right angle with mag 9.2 SAO 167314 4' WNW and mag 8.1 SAO 167315 5' SW.  Located at the NW edge of Fornax on the Cetus border.