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NGC6147

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 16:25:5.8
Declination: +40:55:44
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 15.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stoney J.
Year of discovery: 1849
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, one of 3
Sub-type: Sb

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 6147 is the middle (and faintest) of a line of three galaxies including
N6145 and N6146 (the brightest).  LdR's diagram shows all three, as well as 
another fainter galaxy that he mistook as a star.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6147

18" (7/29/08): very faint, very small, round, 20" diameter.  Located 2.3' NNW of NGC 6146 and 1.4' SSE of NGC 6145 within AGC 2197.  The three galaxies are collinear.

17.5" (7/24/95): extremely faint and small, 15" diameter, round.  Only able to glimpse repeatedly <25% of time with averted vision.  Faintest of trio and situated 1.4' SE of NGC 6145 and 2' NW of NGC 6146 in AGC 2197.  Incorrect identification in the RNGC.