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NGC6372

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 17:27:31.9
Declination: +26:28:29
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: vF, pS, iF, sf of 2
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 6372 17.5" (8/1/89): faint, moderately large, diffuse halo elongated E-W, small brighter core. Forms a pair with NGC 6371 3' NW.