Only a few NGC galaxies appear on Chart 86, so this will be a short entry. A few of the galaxies also appear on other charts. NGC 6347, for example, has already been discussed on the page with Chart 87 (see Part 1).
CHART 86
eg 6375: 1'.6 x 1'.6: Vis. 13.9; SB 14.9: I expected trouble here, but I located the galaxy quite easily at 100x. Transparency was excellent at the time. It was also observed at 136x and 187x, being large, round, and showing a stellar core. At 187x I noted a very faint star immediately north following.
eg 6379: 1'.1 x 1': Vis. 12.9; SB 12.8: It was spotted at 100x and observed well thru 250x. It is quite faint, and it follows a bright star. It was round and seen best with averted vision, though it was easy to see. However, no detail could be discerned.
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eg 6389: 2'.8 x 1'.9: Vis. 12.1; SB 13.7: One of the largest and brightest galaxies in Hercules. Spotted easily at 60x, it was large, bright, and oval. Views were quite nice at 100x and 136x, showing a stellar core, bright central globe, and fainter haze all around. At 187x and 250x it is still bright and very large. Recommended viewing.
http://www.ngcicproject.org
eg 6574: 1'.4 x 1'.1: Vis. 12; SB 12.3: Viewed at 60x, and very bright at 110x and 136x. It sits at the north end of a faint star stream. It has a very bright center, and it is very oval. At 187x a faint star is seen just south (mag. 14?). 250x shows a very bright stellar core. Viewed years ago with an 8".
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eg 6627: 1'.3 x 1'.1: Vis. 13.3; SB 13.5: Spotted at 100x, it was small but pretty bright. At 136x and 187x it was a bit easier to view. It appears slightly oval in this range.
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eg 6635: 1' x 0'.9: Vis. 13.4; SB 13.1: Only suspected at 100x, the galaxy was confirmed at 136x. At 187x it is small, oval, but pretty bright. At 250x it becomes ghostly. It is immediately north of a bright star (mag. 11?), which helps to hide it.
http://www.ngcicproject.org
NOTE: eg 6467 and eg 6555 are discussed elsewhere, Charts 68 and 67 respectively.
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