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NGC6317

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:8:59.3
Declination: +62:53:53
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 15.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1883
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: eeF, S, R, F * nr, sp of 2
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6317

17.5" (7/9/88): extremely faint, small, oval ~E-W, low even surface brightness.  A mag 15 star is off the north side 51" from center.  Pair with NGC 6319 6.8' NE.