NGC 6743
| Asterism | |
|---|---|
| NGC 6743 | |
| Constellation | lyre |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 19h 01m 20.7s |
| declination | + 29 ° 16 ′ 39 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Angular expansion |
8.0 ' |
| distance |
3600 ly (1111 pc) |
| history | |
| discovery |
John Herschel |
| Date of discovery |
July 6, 1828 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6743 • h 2028 • GC 4463 | |
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NGC 6743 is an asterism in the constellation Lyra . It was discovered on July 6, 1828 by John Herschel while observing with an 18-inch reflecting telescope.
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ SEDS : NGC 6743
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Seligman