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NGC6179
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 16:30:46.9
Declination: +35:6:10
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 15.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Mitchell
Year of discovery: 1855
Discovery aperture: 72.0
Observational
Summary description: vF, S, bMN, 4' nf h 1964
Sub-type: C
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6179
17.5" (7/1/89): extremely faint and small, stellar nucleus, very small halo with averted. Located 3.2' NE of NGC 6177.