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NGC6560

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 18:5:13.8
Declination: +46:52:54
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 13.6

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: eeF, pS, iR
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 6560 17.5" (8/1/89): faint, small, slightly elongated SW-NE, low almost even surface brightness.