NGC 6698

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Asterism
NGC 6698
Constellation Sagittarius
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 18h 48m 18.0s
declination -25 ° 54 ′ 48 ″
Further data
distance

3750 ly (1150 pc)

history
discovery

Wilhelm Herschel

Date of discovery

July 12, 1784

Catalog names
NGC  6698 • H VI 15 • GC 4433
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NGC 6698 is an asterism in the constellation Sagittarius . It was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on July 12, 1784 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. 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 .
  3. Seligman