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NGC6730

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 19:7:33.6
Declination: -68:54:44
Constellation: PAV
Visual Magnitude: 11.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, pmbM, * 7·8 nf
Sub-type: E1

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6730

30" (11/3/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): fairly bright, moderately large, irregularly round, 1.1'x0.9', high surface brightness elliptical.  Located 2.2' SW of mag 7.1 HD 176865, which somewhat hampers the view.  NGC 6719 lies 31' NW.