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NGC6761

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 19:15:4.7
Declination: -50:39:25
Constellation: TEL
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, pS, iR
Sub-type: SBab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6761

30" (11/6/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): moderately bright, moderately large, irregularly round, 1.3'x1.0', broad concentration except for a very small brighter core.  Unusual appearance as several mag 15 stars are superimposed in the halo.  Located 10' W of mag 8.5 HD 179703.  NGC 6754 lies 35' W.