NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 6622 48" (5/5/16): at 610x and 697x; fairly bright, small, slightly elongated E-W, 25"x20", high surface brightness, very small intense core. A mag 15 star is 0.6' E. NGC 6622 and 6621 form a spectacular interacting pair (Apr 81 = VV 247) with NGC 6622 fully merged on the southeast end of this trainwreck. The cores of the two galaxies are separated by 40". A small knot is clearly visible directly on a line between the two cores [16" NW of NGC 6622]. The HST image reveals this is a prominent blue star-forming complex at the edge of the two galaxies. The amazing tidal tail of NGC 6621 that parallels the galaxy on the east side extends as far south as NGC 6622. 48" (10/22/11): at 488x, NGC 6622 appears bright, fairly small, slightly elongated, 30"x25", sharply concentrated with a bright core that increases to the center. Merged with NGC 6621 on the NW side. A mag 15.5 star lies 35" due east. 18" (7/14/07): faint, very small, round, 20" diameter. Forms the fainter member of an interacting pair with NGC 6621 (Arp 81) and appears as a knot at the southeast end of NGC 6621 in a common halo. At moments this galaxy appeared barely detached. 17.5" (6/11/88): faint, very small, possibly round. Forms an interacting double system with NGC 6621 and visually both galaxies appear enveloped in a common envelope with NGC 6621 just 35" NW.