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NGC6155

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 16:26:8.3
Declination: +48:22:3
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 12.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, pS, iF, gbM
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6155

17.5" (7/1/89): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated NW-SE, broadly concentrated halo.  Located equidistant from two double stars; a mag 9.5/12.5 at 30" separation is 3.2' SW and an evenly matched mag 14 pair at 12" separation is 3.3' E.