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NGC6972

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 20:49:58.9
Declination: +9:53:59
Constellation: DEL
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6972

18" (9/10/07): fairly faint, small, oval NW-SE, 0.4'x0.25', very small brighter core, stellar nucleus.  Situated within a oval ring of 8 stars (4.5'x2') mag 11-13.

13.1" (6/29/84): very faint, brighter core, irregular shape, slightly elongated NW-SE.  A mag 12 double star at 23" separation is 2' WSW.