NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort
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NGC6687
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Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 18:37:22.0
Declination: +59:38:35
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 14.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1883
Discovery aperture: 16.0
Observational
Summary description: eF, pL, R, bet 2 st
Sub-type: Scd
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6687
17.5" (7/20/90): very faint, very small, roundish, low even surface brightness. Collinear with two mag 11 stars to the east. There are several stars mag 10-12 to the SW in a group. Situated in a rich and bright star field!