NGC 6469
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 17 h 53 m 12.1 s |
| declination | -22 ° 16 ′ 30 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 8.2 likes |
| Angular expansion | 8.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 1793 ly (550 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | June 27, 1837 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6469 • OCl 21 • Mel 182 • Cr 353 • ESO 589-SC18 • GC 4339 • h 3711 • | |
NGC 6469 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius . NGC 6469 has an apparent magnitude of 8.2 mag and an angular diameter of 8 ′. The object was discovered by John Herschel on June 27, 1837 .