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NGC6485

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 17:51:52.8
Declination: +31:27:43
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information


Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational


Summary description: vF, vS, R
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 6485 17.5" (8/1/89): fairly faint, fairly small, round, bright core, diffuse halo. Situated in a rich star field.