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NGC6580

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 18:12:33.7
Declination: +21:25:33
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1864
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: F, f of D neb
Sub-type: E?

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6580

17.5" (7/16/88): faint, small, elongated NW-SE, small bright core, diffuse halo.  A mag 12 star is off the north edge.  Forms a double system with NGC 6579 off the SW edge 34" from centers.  Brightest in the cluster.