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NGC6280

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:1:57.5
Declination: +6:39:59
Constellation: OPH
Visual Magnitude: 14.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: pB, S, lE
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6280

17.5" (7/20/90): faint, small, slightly elongated WNW-ESE, small bright core.  Located 4.5' NE of mag 8.7 SAO 122019 in a rich star field.