* Astronomy

NGC 6384 (also IRAS 17299+0705, MCG 1-45-1, UGC 10891 and PGC 60459) is a magnitude +13.8 barred spiral galaxy located 60.3 million light-years away in the constellation of Ophiuchus. 

The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) speculum reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point observatory in Sliema, Malta, on the 10th June 1863.

Right Ascension 17h 32m 24.302s, Declination +07° 03' 36.97"

On 24 June, 1971, a type Ia supernova event, SN 1971L, was discovered in this galaxy at 27" east and 20" north of the nucleus. It reached a peak visual magnitude of 12.85 around the end of June
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