NGC 6649

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Open star cluster
NGC 6649
AladinLite
Constellation sign
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 18 h 33 m 27.9 s
declination -10 ° 24 ′ 10 ″
Appearance

classification II2m
Brightness  (visual) 8.9 likes
Angular expansion 6.0 '
Physical data

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 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 6649
  3. WEBDA
  4. Seligman