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NGC6515

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:57:25.3
Declination: +50:43:39
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1884
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, R, 2 B st nr
Sub-type: E4

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6515

17.5" (6/22/90): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated, broad concentration, stellar nucleus.  Several mag 10-11 stars in field and mag 9.0 SAO 30650 9' W.  Located 45' S of Etamin = Gamma Draconis (V = 2.2).