NGC 6755

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Open star cluster
NGC 6755
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Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 19 h 07 m 49.0 s
declination + 04 ° 15 ′ 59 ″
Appearance

classification IV2m
Brightness  (visual) 7.5 likes
Angular expansion 15.0 '
Physical data

distance  5800 ly
(1785 pc )
history
Discovered by William Herschel
Discovery time July 30, 1785
Catalog names
 NGC  6755 • OCl 96 •  Cr  397 •  GC  4470 •  H  VII 19 •  h  2030 •

NGC 6755 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Eagle . NGC 6755 has a magnitude of 7.50 mag and an angular diameter of 15  arc minutes .

The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on July 30, 1785 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ NED
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 6755
  3. 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 .
  4. Seligman