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NGC6512

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:54:50.2
Declination: +62:38:44
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 13.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1861
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, R, 1st of 3
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6512

17.5" (6/11/88): very faint, very small, round, weak concentration.  A mag 15 star is at the south edge just 21" from the center.  First of three with NGC 6516 3.4' NE and NGC 6521 6.9' ESE.