NGC 6554

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Asterism
NGC 6554
Constellation Sagittarius
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 18h 09m 24.0s
declination -18 ° 22 ′ 43 ″
Further data
history
discovery

John Herschel

Date of discovery

July 14, 1830

Catalog names
NGC  6554 • ESO 590-003 • GC 4379 • h 1995
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NGC 6554 is one of several stars of existing asterism in the constellation Sagittarius . It was mistakenly mistaken for an open star cluster by John Herschel during an observation on July 14, 1830 and thus gained an entry in the catalog.

Web links

  • NGC 6554. DSO Browser, accessed September 15, 2016 .
  • Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 6554. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on September 15, 2016 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. Seligman