NGC 6480
| Asterism | |
|---|---|
| NGC 6465 | |
| Constellation | Scorpio |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 17h 54m 26.0s |
| declination | -30 ° 27 ′ 07 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Angular expansion |
17.0 ' |
| history | |
| discovery |
John Herschel |
| Date of discovery |
June 27, 1837 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6480 • GC 4342 • h 3713 | |
| Aladin previewer | |
NGC 6480 is a multi- star star cloud in the constellation Scorpion . It was discovered on June 27, 1837 by John Herschel with an 18-inch reflector telescope, which, upon two observations, “an extraordinary B nebulous portion of the milky way, on a black ground v L; an angle taken where there is a * 12m "and" the milky way here is so sharply terminated, that the southern half of the field has few stars, while the northern is so full as to be almost nebulous ". Despite these notes, she got an entry in the catalog.
Web links
- NGC 6480. DSO Browser, accessed August 4, 2016 .