NGC 6002

NGC 6002 is a single star in the constellation Northern Crown ( right ascension : 15: 47: 44.4; declination : +28: 36: 36). It was mistaken for a galaxy by Lawrence Parsons during an observation on April 20, 1873 , and thus got an entry in the catalog. Even if Parsons position information is flawed, NGC 6002 cannot be equated with the neighboring galaxy PGC 56051 .

Web links

• NGC 6002. DSO Browser, accessed May 22, 2016 . 
• Courtney Seligman: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6000 - 6049. Retrieved May 22, 2016 . 
• Hartmut Frommert: Revised NGC Data for NGC 6002. SEDS, accessed on May 22, 2016 (English). 
• Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 6002. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on May 22, 2016 (English).