NGC 6649
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Constellation | sign |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 18 h 33 m 27.9 s |
declination | -10 ° 24 ′ 10 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | II2m |
Brightness (visual) | 8.9 likes |
Angular expansion | 6.0 ' |
Physical data
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Affiliation | Milky Way |
distance | 4500 ly (1369 pc ) |
history | |
Discovered by | John Herschel |
Discovery time | May 27, 1835 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 6649 • C 1830-104 • OCl 66 • Mel 206 • Cr 384 • GC 4420 • h 3751 • |
NGC 6649 is an open cluster of Trumpler type II2m in the constellation Shield north of the ecliptic . It has an apparent magnitude of 8.9 mag and an angular diameter of 6 '.
The object was discovered on May 27, 1835 by John Herschel .