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NGC6432

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 17:47:22.4
Declination: -24:53:16
Constellation: SGR
Visual Magnitude:

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational


Summary description: Cl, st vS
Sub-type: *4

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 6432 is one of JH's early discoveries (in just his 30th sweep on 1 July 1826), but turns out to be only four stars. JH called it a small cluster, but Howe was the first to see that it was simply an asterism.