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NGC 6316 (also ESO 454-SC4 and GCL 57) is a magnitude +8.1 globular star cluster located 33900 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus.

The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 24th May 1784. 

Right Ascension 17h 16m 37.4s, Declination -28° 08' 22"



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