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NGC6241
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 16:50:11.0
Declination: +45:25:16
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 14.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: eF, pS
Sub-type: Sc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6241
24" (7/19/12): fairly faint, fairly small, round, 30" diameter, gradually increases to a very small brighter nucleus. UGC 10586 lies 6.7' ESE and Zwicky's Triplet = Arp 103 lies 8' WNW. The UGC appeared faint or fairly faint, fairly small, round, 30" diameter, broad weak concentration (face-on spiral).
17.5" (8/22/98): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 ~E-W, 50"x35". Weak, even concentration to a slightly brighter core and very faint quasi-stellar nucleus. Picked up while observing Zwicky's Triplet ~7' WNW.
17.5" (6/18/88): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated ~E-W, weak concentration. In a group with UGC 10586 6.7' ESE and "Zwicky's Triplet" = Arp 103 6.6' WNW.