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NGC6453

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:50:51.8
Declination: -34:35:53
Constellation: SCO
Visual Magnitude: 10.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: cL, iR, pmbM, r
Sub-type: IV

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 6453.  See NGC 6551.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6453

17.5" (7/4/86): at 220x appears very faint, small, very mottled.  A few stars are resolved at the edges (possibly foreground stars).  Located beyond the NW edge of M7 about 40' from the center.  Open cluster NGC 6444 lies 20' SW.

8": faint, small, diffuse.  Located NW of M7 in the field.