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NGC6251

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 16:32:31.8
Declination: +82:32:18
Constellation: UMI
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1802
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: cF, S, bM, p of 2
Sub-type: E2

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6251

17.5" (8/1/86): fairly faint, fairly small, round.  Contains a sharp, bright core which rises to a bright stellar nucleus.  Pair with NGC 6252 2.4' NNE.