NGC 6455
| Asterism | |
|---|---|
| NGC 6455 | |
| Constellation | Scorpio |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 17h 51m 08.1s |
| declination | -35 ° 20 ′ 16 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Angular expansion |
1.0 ' |
| history | |
| discovery |
John Herschel |
| Date of discovery |
June 7, 1837 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6455 • ESO 394-3 • GC 4337 • h 3709 | |
| Aladin previewer | |
NGC 6455 is a group of multiple stars in the constellation Scorpio . It was discovered on June 7th, 1837 by John Herschel during an observation that said “a very extensive nebulous clustering mass of the milky way. the stars of excessive smallness, and infinite in number ”, mistakenly mistaken for a star cluster and thus obtained an entry in the catalog.
Web links
- NGC 6455. DSO Browser, accessed August 2, 2016 .