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NGC6291
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 17:0:56.0
Declination: +58:56:16
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 14.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 16.0
Observational
Summary description: eeF, eS, R
Sub-type: SBb
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6291
17.5" (6/18/88): faint, small, round, small bright core. Forms a close pair with brighter NGC 6290 2.0' N.