Astronomy:NGC 6355
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Short description: Globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus
| NGC 6355 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Right ascension | 17h 23m 58.6s |
| Declination | −26° 21′ 12″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.6 |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 4.20 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude | -8.07 |
| Other designations | Cr 330, GCL 63 and ESO 519-SC15 |
NGC 6355 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is designated as GCL in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the German-born British astronomer William Herschel on 24 May 1784. It is at a distance of 31,000 light years away from Earth.[1][2][3][4][5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Object No. 1 - NGC 6355". NASA/IPAC. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6355&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6355". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC6355.
- ↑ "NGC 6355 (= GCL 63)". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc63a.htm#6355.
- ↑ "NGC 6355". http://spider.seds.org/spider/MWGC/n6355.html.
- ↑ "The globular cluster NGC 6355". https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC6355.
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