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NGC6898

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 20:21:8.0
Declination: -12:21:32
Constellation: CAP
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, S, iR
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6898

17.5" (9/7/91): fairly faint, small, elongated 3:2 NNW-SSE, brighter middle, small bright core.  A mag 12 star is just off the SSE edge 39" from center.  Pair with NGC 6897 6.5' NNW.