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NGC6501

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:56:3.7
Declination: +18:22:25
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 12.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, nf of 2
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6501

17.5" (7/1/89): moderately bright, fairly small, round, small bright core, stellar nucleus.  Twin of NGC 6500 2.3' SSW.  Located 5.6' NW of mag 6.6 SAO 103227.