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NGC6447

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:46:17.1
Declination: +35:34:20
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6447

17.5" (8/1/89): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated N-S, brighter middle with faint extensions.  Forms a close pair with NGC 6446 1.9' W.