NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 6162 24" (7/15/15): at 375x; fairly faint, small, slightly elongated SSW-NNE, 24"x20", very small bright nucleus. 24" (6/16/12): at 322x appeared fairly faint, small, slightly elongated SSW-NNE, 0.4'x0.3', very small bright core. Slightly smaller and fainter NGC 6263 lies 1.2' E. 18" (6/7/08): faint, small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, 0.4'x0.25'. Forms a similar pair with slightly fainter NGC 6163 just 1.2' E in the HCG 82 quartet. Located 10' NE of mag 6.9 HD 148616 (best to keep out of the field). 18" (8/3/05): the brightest member of HCG 82 appeared fairly faint, small, slightly elongated SSW-NNE, 0.4'x0.3'. Contains a very small slightly brighter core with direct vision. Forms a very close pair with NGC 6163 = HCG 82B just 1.2' E and a right triangle with NGC 6161 2' S. 17.5" (8/14/96): this galaxy is the brightest in the very compact HCG 82. Appears faint, small, slightly elongated, ~30" diameter, slightly brighter core, very faint stellar nucleus. In the quartet are NGC 6163 1.2' E, NGC 6161 2.3' S and HCG 82D 2.5' SW. 17.5" (7/1/89): faint, small, round, bright core. Brightest of HCG 82 with NGC 6163 1.2' E and NGC 6161 2.3' S. Located 10' NE of mag 7 SAO 65320.