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NGC6346

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:15:24.3
Declination: +57:19:23
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 14.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1887
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: eeF, S, R, 3rd of 3
Sub-type: E2

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6346

18" (7/12/07): faint, small, oval, 0.5'x0.35', broad weak concentration. Forms a close pair with NGC 6345 1.7' N.  Located 5' S of NGC 6338 in a group.

17.5" (6/18/88): faint, very small, slightly elongated ~E-W, gradually brighter halo.  Forms a close pair with NGC 6345 2' N in a NGC 6338 group.