NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 6137 24" (7/22/14): at 375x appeared fairly bright, moderately large, elongated 5:3 N-S, 0.8'x0.5', broad concentration with a brighter core. Increases in size with averted vision. A mag 14.3 star is 1' E and a mag 14.8 star is 1' NW. Three galaxies are aligned in a string to the NNW. NGC 6137B = CGCG 196-052, 1.7' NNW, appears fairly faint (B = 15.8), small, round, 18" diameter. PGC 214491, 3.9' NNW, appears faint (B = 16.3), very small, round, 12"-15" diameter. PGC 3498453, 7.3' NNW appears faint, small, slightly elongated E-W, 18"x15". 17.5" (6/27/87): faint, small, slightly elongated oval. Located between two mag 14 stars 1.0' NW and 1.0' E. Forms a close pair with NGC 6137B 1.7' NW. The companion appeared extremely faint, very small, round. A mag 14.5 star is 0.8' S (same one 1' NW of NGC 6137).