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NGC6187

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 16:31:36.6
Declination: +57:42:26
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 14.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Young
Year of discovery: 1883
Discovery aperture: 23.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, lbM
Sub-type: S

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 6187.  There is a faint possibility that this is also NGC 6191.  See that
for more.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6187

17.5" (6/20/87): faint, small, round, bright core.  Located 3.4' S of a mag 8 star and 8.2' SSE of mag 7.7 SAO 29975.

17.5" (6/18/88): faint, very small, round, slightly brighter core.  Located 3' S of a mag 8 star.