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NGC6117
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 16:19:18.2
Declination: +37:5:43
Constellation: CRB
Visual Magnitude: 13.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0
Observational
Summary description: vF, S, R
Sub-type: Sc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6117
18" (7/30/08): fairly faint, moderately large, oval N-S, 0.9'x0.65'. There appears to be a very small knot or star on the south side that may be detached and the appearance is a bit mottled as if this was a face-on spiral. Located 2.6' S of a mag 9.7 star. Forms a pair with NGC 6117B = MCG +06-36-024 1.7' SSE. The companion appeared very faint, very small, round, 15" diameter.
17.5" (6/27/87): very faint, small, round, weak concentration. A mag 14 star is 1.6' W of center. Located just 2.6' S of mag 9.5 SAO 65226.