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NGC6664
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 18:36:30.6
Declination: -8:11:15
Constellation: SCT
Visual Magnitude: 7.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: Cl, L, pRi, vlC
Sub-type: III2m
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6664
17.5" (7/1/89): at 220x, about 100 stars in a 15' scattered field including several mag 11 stars. Many stars are arranged in strings although no dense parts. Located 29' E of Alpha Scuti (V = 3.9).