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NGC6942

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 20:40:37.9
Declination: -54:18:8
Constellation: IND
Visual Magnitude: 11.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pB, pL, R, pslbM
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6942

30" (11/5/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): bright, moderately large, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, 1.8'x1.2', well concentrated with a small bright core surrounded by a smooth, fainter halo.  No brighter stars are nearby, though a mag 13 star lies 2' NE.