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NGC6311

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:10:43.5
Declination: +41:39:4
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1876
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: pB, vS, R
Sub-type: E0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6311

17.5" (8/1/89): faint, small, irregularly round, weak concentration.  Forms a pair with CGCG 225-056 4.8' SW, which appeared extremely faint and small, round, substellar nucleus, very small halo.