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NGC6332
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 17:15:2.7
Declination: +43:39:37
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 13.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1876
Discovery aperture: 31.0
Observational
Summary description: vF, oval, ibM
Sub-type: Sa
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6332
18" (7/27/03): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 or 4:3 SW-NE, 0.9'x0.7', broad concentration to a slightly brighter core. Two mag 14 stars are 1.3' and 1.7' NW. Appears slightly more prominent than NGC 6329 8.7' WNW and these two galaxies are the brightest in a group of 8 galaxies ~50' NW of M92. Located 6' SW of mag 9.4 SAO 46585.
17.5" (8/1/89): very faint, fairly small, elongated SW-NE, even surface brightness. NGC 6329 lies 8.7' WNW. Fourth of five in a group.