NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort
(This is a very very beta version)
NGC6403
![](Images/negative_NGC6403-ngcicproject.jpg)
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
=====
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.