IC 4685

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Open cluster
IC 4685
AladinLite
Constellation Sagittarius
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 18 h 09 m 17.5 s
declination -23 ° 59 ′ 14 ″
Appearance

classification IV3pn
Brightness  (visual) 7.2 likes
Angular expansion 15.0 '× 10'
Physical data
history
Discovered by Edward Barnard
Discovery time August 1905
Catalog names
 IC  4685 • OCl 22 •  ESO  521-037 • Ced 154c

IC 4685 is an open star cluster of the Trumpler type IV3pn in the constellation Sagittarius , which has an apparent magnitude of 7.2 mag. The object was discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard in August 1905 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : IC 4685
  3. cseligman.com