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NGC6631

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 18:27:9.5
Declination: -12:1:35
Constellation: SCT
Visual Magnitude: 11.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: Cl, pL, pRi, st 12…15
Sub-type: II2m

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6631

17.5" (7/1/89): at 220x about 40 stars are resolved in a 5' region over unresolved background haze.  A mag 11 star is at the NW edge but most stars are mag 13/14.  Includes an equal mag 11.5/12 double star off the SE edge.  Barnard 95, a large dark nebula lies 30' NW.

8" (7/16/82): a dozen star are resolved over unresolved haze.  A double star mag 11/11.5 at 10" is at the south edge.