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NGC6771

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 19:18:39.4
Declination: -60:32:47
Constellation: PAV
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, 3rd of 3
Sub-type: SB0-a

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 6771.  See NGC 6769.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6771

18" (7/9/02 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): third of three galaxies with NGC 6769 3.5' NW and NGC 6770 3.2' N in a tight trio.  Fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 3:1 NW-SE, 1.2'x0.4', small brighter core.  Forms the southern vertex of an isosceles triangle with NGC 6769 and NGC 6770.