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NGC6524

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 17:59:14.8
Declination: +45:53:17
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information


Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational


Summary description: pF, pS, lE
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 6524 17.5" (8/1/89): fairly faint, very small, round, small bright core, fairly high surface brightness.