NGC 6843

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Asterism
NGC 6843
Constellation Eagle
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 19h 56m 06.2s
declination + 12 ° 09 ′ 50 ″
Further data
Angular expansion

4.0 '

distance

6350 ly (1945 pc)

history
discovery

John Herschel

Date of discovery

July 29, 1829

Catalog names
NGC  6843 • h 2059 • GC 4524
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NGC 6843 is an asterism in the constellation Aquila . It was discovered on July 29, 1829 by John Herschel during an observation with an 18-inch reflector telescope.

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. SEDS : NGC 6843
  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