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NGC6686

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 18:40:6.9
Declination: +40:8:17
Constellation: LYR
Visual Magnitude: 14.7

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eeF, eS, R, v diffic, nf of 2
Sub-type: C

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6686

17.5" (7/5/86): faint, small, round, bright core.  Located 4.8' ENE of mag 8 SAO 47678.  Slightly smaller and fainter than NGC 6685 9.5' SSW.  IC 4772 is 7.9' SSW.