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NGC6021

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:57:30.7
Declination: +15:57:23
Constellation: SER
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, lE, f of 2
Sub-type: E4

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6021

17.5" (5/13/88): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, bright core.  Brightest of three with NGC 6018 5.1' S and an anonymous galaxy 5.5' SSE.  In the foreground of rich cluster AGC 2147.