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NGC6407

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:44:57.8
Declination: -60:44:23
Constellation: PAV
Visual Magnitude: 11.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, R, 3 st nr
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6407

25" (4/5/16 - Coonabarabran, 318x): bright, moderately large, slightly elongated WSW-ENE, 50"x40", sharply concentrated with a very bright, relatively large core and a much fainter halo.  Mag 9.4 HD 160674 is 1.7' SE, a mag 12 star is 1.2' SE, a mag 13 star is 0.7' NE and a mag 14.5 star is 0.7' SSE.  Situated in a fairly rich star field.