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NGC6048

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 15:57:30.2
Declination: +70:41:20
Constellation: UMI
Visual Magnitude: 12.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1791
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, R, bM
Sub-type: E2

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6048

17.5" (7/9/88): fairly faint, small, round, bright core, faint stellar nucleus.  Located 13' SSW of mag 7.3 SAO 8382.  NGC 6071 lies 18' ESE.

17.5" (4/18/87): fairly faint, small, oval, brighter core.  Forms a pair with 2MASX J15575417+7039470 2.5' SE.

17.5" (3/28/87): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated, brighter center, faint stellar nucleus.