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NGC6099

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 16:15:35.5
Declination: +19:27:14
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 14.2

Historic Information


Discoverer: Safford
Year of discovery: 1867
Discovery aperture: 18.5

Observational


Summary description: eF, vS, R, sf of 2
Sub-type: E0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 6099 17.5": faint, very small, slightly elongated NW-SE, stellar nucleus. Forms a very close double system with similar NGC 6098 off the NW edge and just 36" separation!