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NGC6663

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 18:33:33.7
Declination: +40:2:57
Constellation: LYR
Visual Magnitude: 13.9

Historic Information


Discoverer: Swift E.
Year of discovery: 1887
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational


Summary description: eeF, pS, R, v diffic
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 6663 17.5" (8/1/89): very faint, fairly small, almost round, extremely weak central brightening, diffuse.