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NGC6897

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 20:21:1.3
Declination: -12:15:18
Constellation: CAP
Visual Magnitude: 13.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1863
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, S
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6897

17.5" (10/5/91): faint, small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE.  A mag 11.5 star is just west of the SW tip 1.1' from the center.  Pair with NGC 6898 6.5' SE.