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NGC6876
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 20:18:19.1
Declination: -70:51:30
Constellation: PAV
Visual Magnitude: 11.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: pB, S, R, eS * sf, 2nd of 4
Sub-type: E3
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 6876A = IC 4945. During his "Reynolds Survey" of the southern
Shapley-Ames galaxies, de Vaucouleurs found this object near the edge of one
of his plates. His position (20 11.7, -71 00; J2000) is just far enough off
the IC position (20 11.2, -71 00) that he did not find the IC number so
thought the galaxy was previously uncatalogued. Thus, the suffixed NGC number
appeared in his Stromlo 13 list.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6876
18" (7/10/02 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): this is the brightest member of the Pavo Group (mean redshift 3800 km/s). At 171x, it appeared moderately bright and large, slightly elongated ~E-W, 1.5'x1.3', containing a brighter core. A star is at the south edge 0.5' from center. Forms a close pair with NGC 6877 just 1.5' following. I also observed these additional members of the group: NGC 6872, NGC 6877, NGC 6880, IC 4970, IC 4972 and IC 4981.
18" (7/8/02 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): moderately bright, round, 1.5' diameter. Broadly concentrated with a slightly brighter core. A star is superimposed on the south edge.