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NGC6936

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 20:35:56.3
Declination: -25:16:48
Constellation: CAP
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Leavenworth
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 26.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, R, slbM
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6936

17.5" (7/21/90): fairly faint, small, round, gradually increases to a small bright core.  This is the dominant galaxy in AGC 3698, which appears to be a loose, poor cluster on the DSS.  It also a member of SSRS Group 74 triplet with NGC 6924 37' SW and ESO 528-021 12' SW.