Lenticular Galaxy NGC 6903

Description in The Deep Sky Field Guide to Uranometria 2000:

Pretty bright star superimposed 0.35 min. Northeast.

The Morphological Galaxy Catalog(MCG) notes that:

Inside its halo is a companion galaxy, 19 magnitude, at 0.4 arc min. southeast.

• NGC 6903
• Magnitude: 12.9
• Constellation: Capricornus
• RA: 20h 23m 44.9s
• Dec: -19d 19' 29" Epoch 2000
• Size (mins) 2.7 x 2.5
• Classification (de Vaucouleurs system): SO? pec
• (in english): Lenticular (uncertain), pecular
  

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George Normandin, KAS

December 15th, 1998