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NGC6356
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 17:23:35.0
Declination: -17:48:45
Constellation: OPH
Visual Magnitude: 8.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: globular, vB, cL, vgvmbM, rrr, st 20
Sub-type: II
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6356
17.5" (7/10/99): this fairly bright globular is ~3.5' in diameter and sharply concentrated with a prominent 1.5' core. The core appears slightly elongated N-S, although the halo is circular or slightly elongated WSW-ENE. At 220x the globular appears lively and mottled but there is no obvious resolution. At 280x and especially 380x, the edge of the halo is very ragged and the surface extensively mottled. Around the periphery some threshold stars pop in and out of view, particularly on the south side.
13.1" (7/5/83): bright core surrounded by a round, even glow. No resolution evident in poor seeing.