NGC 6773

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Asterism
NGC 6773
Constellation Eagle
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 19h 15m 08.4s
declination + 04 ° 51 ′ 24 ″
Further data
distance

7050 ly (2160 pc)

history
discovery

John Herschel

Date of discovery

August 13, 1830

Catalog names
NGC  6773 • h 2033 • GC 4480
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NGC 6773 is an asterism in the constellation Aquila . It was discovered on August 13, 1830 by John Herschel while observing with an 18-inch reflector telescope.

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