NGC 6664
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| Constellation | sign |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 18 h 36 m 33.3 s |
| declination | -08 ° 13 ′ 15 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | III2m |
| Brightness (visual) | 7.8 likes |
| Angular expansion | 12.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Milky Way |
| Redshift | 0.000062 (± 0.000001) |
| Radial velocity | 18.6 (± 0.4) km / s |
| distance | 6,200 ly |
| history | |
| Discovered by | William Herschel |
| Discovery time | June 16, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6664 • C 1834-082 • OCl 68 • Mel 209 • Cr 385 • Lund 1834-082 • GC 4426 • H VIII 12 • h 3754 • | |
NGC 6664 is an open cluster of Trumpler type III2m in the constellation Shield on the ecliptic . It has an apparent magnitude of 7.8 mag and an angular diameter of 12 '. The cluster is around 6,200 light years from the solar system.
The object was discovered on June 16, 1784 by William Herschel .