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NGC6808

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 19:43:54.4
Declination: -70:37:56
Constellation: PAV
Visual Magnitude: 11.8

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pB, E, biN, * 8 f
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6808

18" (7/9/02 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): at 171x appears moderately bright and large, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 1.5'x0.7', weak concentration.  Located 9' W of mag 7.1 HD 185618 and a mag 9.5 star is 5.3' SW.