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NGC6061
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 16:6:16.1
Declination: +18:15:0
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 13.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0
Observational
Summary description: eeF, S, R, 4 B st s
Sub-type: E-S0
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 6061. See IC 1190.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6061
24" (6/14/15): fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly small, round, 36" diameter, very small bright core, stellar nucleus. Forms the northern vertex of a near perfect rhombus (sides 3') with three mag 10.5-11 stars to the south. Several galaxies are nearby including IC 1189 4' due south, IC 1191 3' ENE and UGC 10195 6' WSW.
18" (7/13/07): fairly faint, fairly small, round, 36" diameter, weak concentration. Collinear with two mag 10.5-11 stars 2.8' and 6' S. Two additional mag 10.5 and 11.5 stars form a striking "Y" asterism to the south of NGC 6061.
17.5" (6/14/96): faint, small, slightly elongated E-W, 0.8' diameter, very weak concentration. Forms the north vertex of a near perfect rhombus (of sides 3') with three mag 10-11 stars in the NE corner of AGC 2151. IC 1189 lies 4.0' S
17.5" (5/28/89): faint, small, round, small bright core. Four bright stars form an upside down "Y" asterism just south including a mag 11 star 2.9' SE and two mag 10 stars 3.1' SW and 2.8' S. Located in the northern region of AGC 2151 with IC 1190: = UGC 10195 6' WSW.