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NGC6417

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 17:41:47.8
Declination: +23:40:18
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: pF, S, vlbM
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 6417 17.5" (8/1/89): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, almost even surface brightness. Located 4.9' S of mag 7.8 SAO 85328!