Messier 26
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| The open star cluster Messier 26 2MASS catalog |
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| Constellation | sign |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 18 h 45.3 m |
| declination | −9 ° 23 ′ |
| Appearance
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| classification | I, 1, m (Trumpler), f (Shapley) |
| Brightness (visual) | 8.87 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 8.0 likes |
| Angular expansion | 15.0 ' |
| Number of stars | 90 |
| Brightest star | 11.9 likes |
| Physical data
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| Redshift | 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 4.00 km / s |
| distance | 5000 ly (1500 pc ) |
| diameter | 22 years |
| Age | 89 million years |
| history | |
| Discovered by | Charles Messier |
| Discovery time | June 20, 1764 |
| Catalog names | |
| M 26 • NGC 6694 • C 1842-094 • OCl 67 • Mel 212 • Cr 389 • Lund 858 • OCISM 13 | |
Messier 26 (also known as NGC 6694 ) is a +8.0 mag bright open star cluster with an angularextentof 15 'in the constellation Shield .
Web links
Commons : Messier 26 - album with pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ NED data for the Messier Objects
- ↑ a b c d e f g Messier 26 at SEDS
- ↑ a b c SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- ↑ https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc66a.htm#6694
