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NGC6283
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 16:59:26.5
Declination: +49:55:19
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 12.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, cS, iR
Sub-type: S
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6283
17.5" (6/18/88): fairly faint, moderately large, broad concentration. A double star lies 3.7' SW (mag 12/14 at 20").