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NGC6917

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 20:27:28.4
Declination: +8:5:50
Constellation: DEL
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, att to a S *
Sub-type: S

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6917

13.1" (7/27/84): very faint, low even surface brightness, almost round, 0.8' diameter.  A mag 14 star is at the south end 22" from the center.