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NGC6696

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 18:40:5.0
Declination: +59:20:0
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 15.1

Historic Information


Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1884
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational


Summary description: eeF, pL, v diffic
Sub-type: S

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 6696. Swift's position is a minute of time too large (first commented on by Herbert Howe; see the IC2 notes), but there is no doubting his galaxy. He says "... in vacancy pL; sev B sts f and p it ..." While I do not know if the "pL" applies to the vacancy or the galaxy, the galaxy is indeed in a vacancy, and there are indeed several bright stars to the west and the northeast.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 6696 17.5" (8/25/95): extremely faint, very small, elongated 3:2 N-S, very low surface brightness. Not seen initially but once the position was determined using a finder chart, the galaxy was visible about 75% of time with averted vision and concentration. Located 2.1' N of a mag 13 star. 17.5" (6/24/95): extremely faint and small, round (elongated N-S on the POSS), requires averted vision. Forms a right angle with a mag 13 star 2.1' S and a mag 14.5 star 1.3' E.