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NGC6123

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 16:17:19.6
Declination: +61:56:21
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: pF, vS, E, * nr
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6123

17.5" (4/15/93): faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 N-S, small bright core, thin extensions.  A mag 12.5 star is 1.4' SSW of center.