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DISCOVERY OF A NEW STAR.—According to the Times of August 6, the discovery of a new star by Mr. Ritchey on July i has been announced by Prof. Pickering. The star is very faint, being of the i4th magnitude, but it may be of special interest because of its situation in the nebula N.G.C. 6946. This is a large faint nebula in Cygnus, its position being R.A. 20h. 33m. 17s., decl. +59° 51′.
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Our Astronomical Column . Nature 99, 472 (1917). https://doi.org/10.1038/099472a0
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