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NGC6312
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 17:10:48.1
Declination: +42:17:17
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 14.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1879
Discovery aperture: 31.0
Observational
Summary description: eF, irr R, dif, vS * inv
Sub-type: C
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6312
17.5" (8/1/89): very faint, small, round, low even surface brightness. A mag 14 star is 0.7' NW of center.