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NGC6019

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 15:52:9.1
Declination: +64:50:27
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 14.7

Historic Information


Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational


Summary description: eeF, S, R, v diffic
Sub-type: E0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 6019 17.5" (4/15/93): extremely faint, very small, 15" diameter, round, very low surface brightness. Located 2.6' S of a mag 10 star which detracts from viewing. A mag 11 star lies 3.5' ESE. Forms a pair with NGC 6024 8' NE.