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NGC6521
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 17:55:48.3
Declination: +62:36:42
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 12.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1861
Discovery aperture: 11.0
Observational
Summary description: F, pL, 3rd of 3
Sub-type: E2
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6521
17.5" (6/11/88): fairly faint, fairly small, large brighter core. Bright wide pair O·· = 7.2/7.7 at 55" is 4' E and detracts from viewing. Brightest in a group and third of three with NGC 6516 5.0' NW and NGC 6512 6.9' WNW.