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NGC6486

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 17:52:35.2
Declination: +29:49:7
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 14.3

Historic Information


Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1880
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational


Summary description: vS * slightly nebs
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 6486 17.5" (8/1/89): faint, small, round, weak concentration. Two mag 14 stars are 0.7' S and 2.1' SE. Forms a pair with NGC 6487 1.9' NE.