Galaxies

Object reference	Size	Shape	Visual Scale	Telescope used
NGC 6207	very small	oval	2	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 6482	very small	circular	2	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 6181	very small	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 6239	very small	oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6278	very small	oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6329	very small	circular	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6524	very small	circular	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6146	very small	circular	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6697	very small	circular	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6052	very small	oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6548	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 6389	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6106	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 6504	very small	slither	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 6166	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 6500	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 6495	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 6060	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6269	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 6433	very small	slither	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6487	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 6484	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 6173	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 6585	very small	slither	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6081	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6661	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 6160	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 6501	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 6447	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6658	very small	slither	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 6574	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 6186	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6364	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6549	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 6098	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6155	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 6175	very small	oval	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 6599	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6045	very small	slither	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 6041	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 6040	very small	oval	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 6547	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6332	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6030	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6323	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6149	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6283	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6311	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6363	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6343	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6047	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 6602	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6350	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6056	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6336	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 6039	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 6180	very small	oval	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch

This table is sorted by visual scale and then size.

Galaxy groupings

NGC 6500 / NGC 6501 - 0.5/0.5 - Small faint pairing

Other notes

Best placed from mid Spring to early Autumn.

Hercules has galactic co-ordinates of approximately 50, 40.

So when you look at this constellation you are looking well above the galactic plane above the Sagitarius arm of our spiral galaxy.

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