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NGC6646

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 18:29:38.7
Declination: +39:51:54
Constellation: LYR
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1802
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, S, iF
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6646

13.1" (7/20/85): fairly faint, fairly small, small brighter core, diffuse halo.  Forms an obtuse angle with mag 8.5 SAO 67027 3.9' NNW and mag 9.5 SAO 67032 3.3' ESE.  Forms a trio with IC 1288 9' SSW and IC 1289 7.5' NE.