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NGC6880
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 20:19:29.6
Declination: -70:51:34
Constellation: PAV
Visual Magnitude: 12.1
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: F, S, R, r, vS * att, 4th of 4
Sub-type: SB0-a
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6880
18" (7/10/02 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): this galaxy in the Pavo Group appeared faint, small, elongated 5:2 SSW-NNE, 0.5'x0.2'. A mag 13 star is at the west edge. Forms a close pair with IC 4981 off the NE edge 1.1' from the center. NGC 6877 lies 4.4' W.
IC 4981 appeared very faint, very small, 20" diameter.
18" (7/8/02 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): fairly faint, fairly small, 0.8'x0.4'. A 13th magnitude star is at NW edge of the halo and a fainter star is superposed on the south end.