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NGC6836

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 19:54:40.3
Declination: -12:41:18
Constellation: SGR
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1881
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, pL, R, dif
Sub-type: SBm

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6836

13.1" (9/3/83): extremely diffuse, visible with averted only, round, fairly small, very low surface brightness.  Located 7.4' S of NGC 6835.