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NGC6408

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:38:47.3
Declination: +18:52:42
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: F, S, iR, gbM
Sub-type: SBa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6408

17.5" (8/1/89): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated ~E-W, weak concentration, fairly low surface brightness.  Located in a rich star field between a mag 13.5 star 1.8' W and a mag 14 star 1.1' SE.