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NGC6395
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 17:26:31.0
Declination: +71:5:50
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 12.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Swift E.
Year of discovery: 1884
Discovery aperture: 16.0
Observational
Summary description: vF, pL, lE, D * n
Sub-type: Sc/P
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6395
24" (6/28/16): moderately bright, moderately large, elongated ~5:2 SSW-NNE, ~1.5'x0.6'. The surface brightness is low but irregular on the northern end and brighter on the southern half. The galaxy is somewhat mottled or knotty, though one knot is probably the core. A mag 15 star is just east of the northern end. IC 1261 (double system) lies 18' NW.
17.5" (6/11/88): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated SSW-NNE. Two mag 12 stars are at the north end 1.5' and 2.5' NNE of center and a mag 14.5 star is off the south end 2.3' from center.