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NGC6887

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 20:17:17.0
Declination: -52:47:50
Constellation: TEL
Visual Magnitude: 12.1

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pF, cL, pmE, glbM
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6887

30" (11/5/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): bright, larger, nearly edge-on 7:2 WNW-ESE, 2.5'x0.7', broad concentration with a brighter core.  The galaxy has a sharp linear edge along the north edge with a suggestion of a dust lane just beyond.  Located 7' SW of mag 8.5 HD 192571 and 5' NW of a mag 10 star.