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NGC6945

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 20:39:0.5
Declination: -4:58:20
Constellation: AQR
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: pF, vS, R, mbM
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6945

17.5" (7/16/88): moderately bright, small, round, bright core, stellar nucleus.  A mag 15 star is 28" SW of center.  Located 2.9' SW of bright mag 6.6 SAO 144663.