NGC 6553
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Globular cluster NGC 6553 |
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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 09 m 17.5 s |
| declination | -25 ° 54 ′ 28 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Concentration class | XI |
| Brightness (visual) | 8.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 9.2 ' |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Milky Way |
| Redshift | (-82 ± 13) · 10 −6 |
| Radial velocity | (-24.5 ± 4) km / s |
| distance | 19.6 kLj |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | May 22, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6553 • C 1806-259 • GCl 88 • ESO 521-SC36 • GC 4378 • H IV 12 • h 3730 | |
NGC 6553 is the name of a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius . NGC 6553 has an apparent magnitude of 8.3 mag and an angular diameter of 9.2 '. The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on May 22, 1784 .
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