NGC 6544
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Globular cluster NGC 6544 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 18 h 07 m 20.0 s |
| declination | -24 ° 59 ′ 54 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Concentration class | V |
| Brightness (visual) | 7.5 likes |
| Angular expansion | 9.2 ' |
| Physical data | |
| distance | 9.5 kLj |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | May 22, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6544 • C 1804-250 • GCl 87 • ESO 521-SC28 • Mel 192 • GC 4374 • Cr 366, Bennett 103, H II 197, h 1994 | |
NGC 6544 is the name of a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius .
The globular cluster was discovered on May 22, 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel with an 18.7-inch telescope and the discovery was later recorded in the New General Catalog .