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NGC6492
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 18:2:48.3
Declination: -66:25:50
Constellation: PAV
Visual Magnitude: 11.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: pF, S, pmE 90°, * 12 att f
Sub-type: Sbc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6492
25" (4/5/16 - Coonabarabran, 318x): fairly bright, fairly large, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, ~1.8'x0.9', brighter along the major axis. Situated in a bright star field, along numerous faint stars. A mag 11.2 star is at the east edge, 50" from center, a mag 13.5 star is 1.2' SW and a mag 14.5 star is 40" SE of center. A mag 6.8 yellow-orange star (HD 163880) lies 8' SE, mag 8.4 HD 163544 is 6.8' SW, and two additional mag 10/11 stars are 5' NW.