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NGC6478

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:48:38.3
Declination: +51:9:24
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pB, S, vmE, spindle
Sub-type: Sc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 6478 is not NGC 6466 (which see).  Carlson incorrectly equates the two 
numbers, and RC1 and RC2 followed along.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6478

24" (7/15/15): moderately bright and large, very elongated 4:1 SW-NE, 1.2'x0.3', brighter core.  Appears mottled (perhaps dust) along the major axis.  NGC 6466 lies 15' NNW.

17.5" (6/22/90): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:1 SW-NE.  Appears brighter along the major axis with a bright core.  NGC 6466 is 16' NNW.  Located 23' N of 30 Draconis (V = 5.0).