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NGC6706
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 18:56:51.0
Declination: -63:9:59
Constellation: PAV
Visual Magnitude: 12.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: Neb. No description
Sub-type: E-S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6706
30" (11/3/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): fairly bright, moderately large, very elongated 3:1 WNW-ESE, 1.4'x0.5', broad concentration to a small, brighter core. IC 4800 lies 12.5' ESE. Located 22' due south of mag 6.5 HD 174877.
IC 4800 appeared fairly bright, fairly large, elongated 2:1 NNW-SSE, 1.6'x0.8', well concentrated with a small bright core and fainter halo. The major axis is collinear with a mag 14.3 star and a mag 12.8 star, 0.8' and 1.3' NNW of center, respectively. At the southern vertex of a large isosceles triangle with mag 6.5 HD 174877 23' NW and mag 6.8 HD 175782 23' NE.