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NGC6089

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 16:12:40.3
Declination: +33:2:7
Constellation: CRB
Visual Magnitude: 13.8

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, bM
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6089

17.5" (6/24/95): faint, round, 40" diameter, weak even concentration to a slightly brighter core and a faint stellar nucleus.  A mag 13 star is 1.7' SW of center.  Located 7' ESE of mag 9 SAO 65135.