NGC 6669

Database links to NGC 6669

Asterism
NGC 6669
Constellation	Hercules
Position equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension	18h 37m 15s
declination	+ 22 ° 11 ′ 47 ″
Further data
Number of stars	6th
history
discovery	Albert Marth
Date of discovery	July 2, 1864
Catalog names
NGC  6669 •
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In the NGC catalog, NGC 6669 denotes six apparently close together stars in the constellation Hercules . The catalog entry goes back to an observation made by the astronomer Albert Marth on July 2, 1864.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
2. ↑ https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc66a.htm#6669