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NGC6686
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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.