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NGC6383
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 17:34:42.2
Declination: -32:34:54
Constellation: SCO
Visual Magnitude: 5.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: Cl, st 13, * 6ยท7 in M
Sub-type: IV3p
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 6383 = NGC 6374, which see.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6383
17.5" (8/27/92): 20 stars mag 12-14 surrounds mag 5.7 SAO 208977. Elongated WNW-ESE in a 5' string. The bright star has 4 or 5 faint companions within 1' (h4962 = 5.7/10.5/10.5 at 5"/13"). Also just west is 20' scattered string of 20 stars including 8 mag 10-11 stars visible in the 80mm finder. This is a striking cluster.
8" (6/27/81): Includes a mag 5.8 star and 12 faint stars, excellent with averted, brightest star appears triple. Surrounded by very large, very faint nebulosity.