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NGC6831

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 19:47:57.2
Declination: +59:53:35
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information


Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational


Summary description: eF, S, R, f of 2
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 6831 17.5" (6/15/91): faint, fairly small, round, small bright core, sharp stellar nucleus, faint halo. Pair with NGC 6829 6.3' WNW.