NGC 6481
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| Constellation | Snake bearer |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 17 h 52 m 48.9 s |
| declination | + 04 ° 10 ′ 04 ″ |
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| Discovered by | Christian Peters |
| Discovery time | August 21, 1859 |
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| NGC 6481 • | |
NGC 6481 is a small open star cluster or asterism in the constellation Serpent Bearer with the brightest four stars forming a line. It was discovered by Christian Peters on August 21, 1859 .
Web links
- NGC 6481. SIMBAD, accessed August 2, 2016 .
- NGC 6481. DSO Browser, accessed August 2, 2016 .
- Hartmut Frommert: Revised NGC Data for NGC 6481. SEDS, accessed on August 2, 2016 (English).
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 6481. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on August 2, 2016 .