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NGC6463

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:43:34.2
Declination: +67:36:15
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 14.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: eeF, S, R, v diffic, 2nd of 6
Sub-type: E-S0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 6463.  See NGC 6456.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6463

24" (8/23/14): fairly faint, round, 24" diameter, very weak concentration.  Near the center of a group of faint galaxies with NGC 6472, 6470, 6471, 6477 and PGC 2701716 all within 5'!

17.5" (6/11/88): very faint, very small, round, diffuse.  Third of seven in NGC 6456 group with NGC 6472 3.2' ENE, NGC 6470 4.0' E and NGC 6471 3.7' ESE.  Located 6.0' E of NGC 6456.