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NGC6662

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 18:34:11.2
Declination: +32:3:53
Constellation: LYR
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1883
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: F * in vF, vS, lE neby
Sub-type: SBab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6662

13.1" (9/3/86): faint, small, very elongated SSW-NNE, brighter core.  A mag 11 star [4" pair] is 2.2' NE.  Not identified as NGC 6662 in the UGC or CGCG.