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NGC6538

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:54:17.1
Declination: +73:25:27
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, lE, bet 2 eF st
Sub-type: S

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6538

17.5" (7/9/88): faint, very small, elongated SW-NE, small bright core.  Located directly between a mag 14 star 1.2' NW and a mag 15 star 1.0' SE.