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NGC6244
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Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 16:48:3.9
Declination: +62:12:2
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 13.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0
Observational
Summary description: vF, vS, R, bet 2 st, nf of 2
Sub-type: SBa
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6244
17.5" (7/9/88): faint, fairly small, very elongated NW-SE. A mag 12.5 star is 0.9' W. Third of three with NGC 6238 6.4' SW and MCG +10-24-052 13' WNW.