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NGC6143

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 16:21:42.3
Declination: +55:5:11
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1789
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, iR, vgvlbM
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6143

17.5" (6/20/87): fairly faint, fairly small, round, weak concentration.  Bracketed by two bright stars; a mag 10 star 2.3' ESE and mag 8.7 SAO 29911 4.0' W.