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NGC6699

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 18:52:1.9
Declination: -57:19:14
Constellation: PAV
Visual Magnitude: 12.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pF, pS, lE 90°, pslbM
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6699

30" (10/12/15 - OzSky): at 303x and 394x; bright, large, round, 1.25' diameter, sharply concentrated with a very small, very bright nucleus and a fairly smooth halo.  The field is fairly rich in fainter stars and mag 8 HD 174139 lies 8.3' NNE.  IC 4775 lies 30' WNW.