NGC 6801 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cygnus. It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on August 5, 1886.
Supernovae Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 6801: SN 2011df (TypeIa, mag. 17.6) was discovered by Tim Puckett and Jack Newton on 21 May 2011. SN 2015af (Type II, mag. 18.4) was discovered by Paolo Campaner as part of the Italian Supernovae Search Project (ISSP) on 9 August 2015.
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