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☀12.9mag
Ø 66''

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William Herschel discovered NGC 6283 = H III-728 on 13 Apr 1788 (sweep 832) and noted "vF, cS, iR." CH's reduction is an excellent match with UGC 10652

400/500mm - 17.5" (6/18/88): fairly faint, moderately large, broad concentration. A double star lies 3.7' SW (mag 12/14 at 20").

Notes by Steve Gottlieb