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NGC6198

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 16:35:30.6
Declination: +57:29:14
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 13.6

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, R, 2 st f
Sub-type: E3

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6198

17.5" (6/20/87): faint, small, slightly elongated, small bright core surrounded by a diffuse halo.  Located 16' S of mag 7.4 SAO 30011.

17.5" (6/18/88): very faint, very small, round, low surface brightness.