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NGC6292

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:3:3.5
Declination: +61:2:38
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, E, v diffic, F st nr
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6292

17.5" (6/18/88): faint, very small, elongated ~E-W, weak concentration.  Located within a star group with a mag 15 star at the east end.