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NGC6799

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 19:32:16.7
Declination: -55:54:28
Constellation: TEL
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, R, lbM, 3 vS st nr
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6799

30" (10/12/15 - OzSky): at 303x; fairly bright, fairly small, round, 40" diameter, contains a small bright core that increases to a stellar nucleus.  Cradled by three stars around the edge of the halo; a mag 12.3 star is 0.5' SE of center, a mag 14.4 star is 0.6' W of center, and a mag 13.5 star is 0.7' SW.  Situated in a busy star field (20' diameter) with many brighter and fainter stars.