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NGC6500

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:55:59.7
Declination: +18:20:20
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 12.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1799
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, sp of 2
Sub-type: Sab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6500

17.5" (7/1/89): moderately bright, fairly small, round, small bright core, stellar nucleus.  Forms a pair with similar NGC 6501 2.3' NNE.  Located 6.1' WNW of mag 6.6 SAO 103227!