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NGC6177
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 16:30:38.8
Declination: +35:3:20
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 13.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1791
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, pL, iE, rr, * nr
Sub-type: SBb
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6177
17.5" (7/1/89): faint, small, elongated SSW-NNE, bright core. A mag 12 is 1.1' NE of center. Pair with NGC 6179 3.2' NE.