NGC 6847

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Asterism
NGC 6847
Constellation swan
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 19h 56m 37.8s
declination + 30 ° 12 ′ 46 ″
Further data
distance

6200 ly (1894 pc)

history
discovery

Wilhelm Herschel

Date of discovery

July 17, 1784

Catalog names
NGC  6847 • H II 202 • GC 4527 • LBN 151 • Sh 2-97
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NGC 6847 is an asterism in the constellation Cygnus . It was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on July 17, 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