NGC 6546
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Constellation | Sagittarius |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 18 h 07 m 22.5 s |
declination | -23 ° 17 ′ 46 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | III2m |
Brightness (visual) | 8.0 likes |
Angular expansion | 15.0 ' |
Physical data
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Affiliation | Milky Way |
distance | 3050 ly (938 pc ) |
history | |
Discovered by | John Herschel |
Discovery time | June 27, 1837 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 6546 • C 1804-233 • OCl 24 • Cr 365 • ESO 521-SC29 • GC 4376 • h 3729 • |
NGC 6546 is an open cluster of Trumpler type III2m in the constellation Sagittarius on the ecliptic . NGC 6546 is 15 'in diameter and has an apparent magnitude of 8.0 mag.
The object was discovered on June 27, 1837 by John Herschel .