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NGC6780

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 19:22:50.8
Declination: -55:46:33
Constellation: TEL
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, L, R, vglbM
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6780

30" (10/12/15 - OzSky): at 303x; moderately bright, elongated 5:4 N-S, 1.5'x1.2', broad concentration and grows to a slightly brighter core and quasi-stellar nucleus.  Weak spiral structure is just visible in the halo.  Located 8.8' SE of mag 8.1 HD 18112 and 15' NW of mag 7.5 HD 181703.

PGC 406272 (B = 16.1) lies 3.6' WNW.  It appeared very faint and small, round, 12" diameter.