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NGC6476
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 17:54:12.0
Declination: -29:7:12
Constellation: SGR
Visual Magnitude:
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: Neb or nebs part of M Way
Sub-type: *Cloud
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 6476 is a star cloud in the Milky Way centered about two arcmin east of
JH's approximate position. In the CGH Observations, JH says "Nebula. No
description. It is probably only a nebulous portion of the Milky Way." As
with other star clouds that JH saw in this same part of the sky, there is no
nebulosity associated with N6476, but the dense background of faint stars
would have appeared faintly nebulous during a sweep.
The cloud is defined as much by the absorption patches around it as by its own
light, so the position and dimensions are approximate. Nevertheless, this is
a fairly bright patch of the Milky Way, and is reasonably well-defined.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6476
18" (8/19/09): at 73x appeared as a very large, bright Milky Way patch that was very elongated N-S, ~20'x6'. A number of faint stars are superimposed, but the unresolved glow really caught my eye first. Near the NE side is mag 9.4 HD 185916 with a faint companion 28" N. The 1.2 degree field is stunning with a very large, elongated dark lane (B259) roughly 25' to the east. A very prominent stream of Milky Way extends through the field in a N-S direction on the east side of B259.