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NGC6157

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 16:25:48.3
Declination: +55:21:40
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 14.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: eeF, pS, R, v diffic
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6157

17.5" (6/20/87): very faint, very small, almost round, brighter core.  A mag 15 star is off the SW edge just 20" from the center.  Located 13' ENE of mag 7.0 SAO 29930.