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NGC6504

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:56:5.6
Declination: +33:12:31
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, vmE, sbM
Sub-type: S

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6504

17.5" (8/1/89): moderately bright, edge-on E-W, sharp concentration, almost stellar nucleus.  Situated between a mag 11 star 1.9' N and a mag 10.5 star 2.1' SE of center.

13.1" (6/18/85): fairly faint, small, pretty edge-on WNW-ESE, bright core, thin faint extensions.  Located 22' SW of a mag 7 star.