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NGC6315

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:12:46.0
Declination: +23:13:25
Constellation: HER
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1863
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, S
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6315

17.5": very faint, very small, 30" diameter, low surface brightness, slightly elongated.  A mag 14 star is off the NW edge 0.8' from center.  Last and faintest of three with NGC 6314 3.3' NW and NGC 6308 14' NW.