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NGC6725
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 19:1:56.4
Declination: -53:51:51
Constellation: TEL
Visual Magnitude: 11.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: eF, pL, R
Sub-type: S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6725
30" (11/3/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): moderately bright, edge-on 4:1 SW-NE, 1.8'x0.45'; contains a bright, very elongated core, tapered at the tips (spindle shape). A group of mag 12-13 stars extends to the north. ESO 184-005 lies 15' ESE. Located 1.1¡ SSE of mag 4.9 Lambda Telescopii.