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NGC6457
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 17:42:52.7
Declination: +66:28:34
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 14.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Swift E.
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 16.0
Observational
Summary description: F, vS, R, bM
Sub-type: E-S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6457
17.5" (6/11/88): fairly faint, very small, slightly elongated, gradually increases to a small bright core.