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NGC6114

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 16:18:23.5
Declination: +35:10:28
Constellation: CRB
Visual Magnitude: 14.3

Historic Information


Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1880
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational


Summary description: eF, S, R, glbM
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 6114 18" (7/13/07): very faint, very small, round, 15" diameter. Nestled in a "W" shaped asterism of stars. Located 6' NE of NGC 6112 and 6.4' WNW of NGC 6116 in the NGC 6107 cluster. 17.5" (5/10/86): faint, small, slightly elongated. Member of the NGC 6107 cluster with NGC 6116 6.4' ESE.