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NGC6403

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:43:23.6
Declination: -61:40:55
Constellation: PAV
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eeF, f of 2
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6403

25" (4/5/16 - Coonabarabran, 318x): moderately bright, fairly small, irregularly round, 30" diameter, broad concentration with a slightly bright nucleus. Situated in a rich Pavo star field with a mag 11.2 star 1.1' SSE.   Forms a pair with NGC 6403 4.7' WSW.