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NGC6304
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 17:14:32.5
Declination: -29:27:42
Constellation: OPH
Visual Magnitude: 8.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: globular, B, cL, R, lbM, rrr, st 16
Sub-type: VI
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6304
17.5" (8/27/92): fairly bright, moderately large, slightly elongated E-W. The brightest portion is 2' diameter although a very faint halo increases the diameter to 3'-3.5'. Appears flattened on the south side. There was no significant central condensation although the central region was very mottled and a few faint mag 15-15.5 stars popped in and out of view. Within the faint halo 10-20 very faint mag 15-16 stars are just resolved.