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NGC 6229 — Globular Cluster in Hercules

Globular Cluster Fair (37/100)
Magnitude 9.4m GlobularCluster Hercules (Her) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 9.4
Angular Size 4.8′
glob. cl. , vB, L, R, disc & F border, r

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 47m 00.0s
Dec +47° 31' 60.0"
Constellation Hercules (Her)
Catalog NGC 6229

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium+ Medium+ Medium
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Apr – Jun (peak: May)

4 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
N E

NGC 6229 · 4.8′ diameter · N up, E left

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6 Classification Decoder

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

42 Her
Hard+
Cool red giant
Double Star mag 4.90 2.0° Hercules
NGC 6239
Hard+
Barred spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.3 4.8° Hercules
30 Her
Easy
Mira-type variable, range 4.3–6.3
Variable Star mag 5.04 6.5° Hercules
M92
NGC 6341
Easy
Large bright globular cluster
Globular Cluster mag 6.5 6.9° Hercules
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