NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort
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NGC6401
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Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 17:38:36.9
Declination: -23:54:30
Constellation: OPH
Visual Magnitude: 7.4
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: pB, pL, R, * 12 f inv
Sub-type: VIII
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6401
17.5" (7/27/92): fairly faint, small, round, 1.5'-2.0' diameter. Unusual appearance as a mag 12 field star is embedded SE of the core within the halo. No other resolution was seen and the globular has a very weak concentration.
8" (6/27/81): faint, small, round, compact, diffuse. A single bright mag 12-13 star is involved.