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NGC6376

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:25:19.2
Declination: +58:49:2
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 14.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: eeF, eS, R, v diffic
Sub-type: Sc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 6376 and NGC 6377.  Swift notes these faint galaxies as "sf of 2" and "np
of 2", respectively.  The actual orientation is southwest and northeast, in
accord with Swift's positions (which for a wonder are not bad).  Dreyer used
the positions, but omitted Swift's faulty notes.

Swift must have had occasional field orientation problems.  Other of his 
observations (see e.g. NGC 6365) have directions reversed.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6376

17.5" (6/18/88): very faint, very small, slightly elongated, weak concentration.  Forms an interacting pair with NGC 6377 35" NE of center.