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NGC6691

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 18:39:12.0
Declination: +55:38:30
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1884
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, pL, R, pB * S nr
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6691

17.5" (7/20/90): fairly faint, fairly small, round, low surface brightness, broad concentration.  Located 2.9' N of mag 9.1 SAO 31090.