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NGC6320

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:12:55.6
Declination: +40:16:2
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 13.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1872
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, * 13 p 0s.5
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6320

17.5" (8/1/89): very faint, slightly elongated E-W, 0.8'x0.6', low even surface brightness, very diffuse.  A mag 14 star is attached on the south side, 25" from the center.