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NGC6371

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 17:27:20.6
Declination: +26:30:18
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 14.3

Historic Information


Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational


Summary description: vF, S, R, np of 2
Sub-type: S?

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 6371 17.5" (8/1/89): very faint, small, oval 3:2 N-S, low even surface brightness. Located 3.1' NW of brighter NGC 6372.