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NGC6144
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 16:27:14.1
Declination: -26:1:27
Constellation: SCO
Visual Magnitude: 9.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: Cl, cL, mC, gbM, rrr
Sub-type: XI
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 6144 may also be IC 4606, which see for the story.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6144
18" (7/26/06): at 325x roughly two dozen stars were resolved over an irregular, scraggly glow. A mag 12 star at the west edge is probably a field star. Very weak central condensation (concentration class XI) so the appearance does not look like a typical globular.
17.5" (6/6/86): about 20 stars mag 12-14 resolved at 286x. The brightest mag 12 star is at the west edge. Located 37' NW of Antares. This globular is about 30,000 light years away or 5 times the distance of nearby M4.
13.1" (6/18/85): a dozen very faint stars are resolved at 220x over haze. Includes a string of stars to the SE.
13.1" (6/19/82): just resolves in steady moments into perhaps 15 very faint stars over haze. Otherwise the globular is very lively and mottled.
8" (6/27/81): faint, small. A mag 12 star is at the SW end but no other resolution. Located 40' NW of Antares.