NGC 6605

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Open star cluster
NGC 6605
AladinLite
Constellation Snake
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 18 h 16 m 21.6 s
declination -15 ° 00 ′ 55 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 6 likes
Angular expansion 29.0 '
Physical data

distance  2900 ly
(889 pc )
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time July 31, 1826
Catalog names
 NGC  6605 • OCl 47 •  GC  4399 •  h  2005 •

NGC 6605 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Snake . NGC 6605 has a magnitude of 6.0 mag. The object was discovered by John Herschel on July 31, 1826 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ NED
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 6605
  3. AL Tadross: A catalog of 120 NGC open star cluster . In: Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society , 44, 2011, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.5303 / JKAS.2011.44.1.1 .
  4. Seligman