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NGC6630

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 18:32:34.5
Declination: -63:17:31
Constellation: PAV
Visual Magnitude: 13.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, R, gbM
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6630

30" (11/3/10 - Coonabarabran, 264x): fairly faint, fairly small, irregularly round, 30"x25" diameter, weak concentration.  Located 17' SE of mag 7.9 HD 169714.  IC 4723 lies 23' ESE.