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NGC6378

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:30:41.8
Declination: +6:16:53
Constellation: OPH
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1876
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: v difficult
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6378

17.5" (7/20/90): faint, fairly small, oval 3:1 N-S, almost even surface brightness.  Forms the vertex of a right angle with two mag 11 stars 1.5' W and 1.0' S.  Located in a rich star field.