NGC 6535

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Globular cluster
NGC 6535
Image of the globular cluster NGC 6535 with the Hubble Space Telescope
Image of the globular cluster NGC 6535 with the Hubble Space Telescope
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Constellation Snake
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 18 h 03 m 50.7 s
declination -00 ° 17 ′ 49 ″
Appearance
Concentration class XI
Brightness  (visual) 9.3 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 11.35 mag
Angular expansion 3.4 '
Physical data
distance 22.2  kLj 
history
discovery John Russell Hind
Discovery date April 26, 1852
Catalog names
 NGC  6535 • C 1801-003 •  GCl  83 •  GC  4369 •

NGC 6535 is a globular cluster 22,200 light years away in the constellation Snake , listed in the New General Catalog .

The globular cluster was discovered on April 26, 1852 by the astronomer John Russell Hind using a 7-inch telescope.

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 6535
  3. ^ SEDS ( English ). Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  4. Seligman