Type | Galaxy |
---|---|
Magnitude | 15.6 |
Size | 0.7' x 0.29' @ 70° |
Right Ascension | 20h 52' 12.7" (2000) |
Declination | 5° 47' 54" S |
Constellation | Aquarius |
Classification | Sc |
Andrew Cooper
Aug 28, 2011 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
Small, very faint, 1' diameter, seen only with difficulty despite a very charateristic star pattern used to locate, at the center of an equilateral triangle of 12th magnitude stars, NGC6976 is 4' northeast, member of HCG 88
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