NGC 6856
| Asterism | |
|---|---|
| NGC 6856 | |
| Constellation | swan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 19h 59m 17.1s |
| declination | + 56 ° 07 ′ 51 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Angular expansion |
3.0 ' |
| distance |
5550 ly (1704 pc) |
| history | |
| discovery |
John Herschel |
| Date of discovery |
September 24, 1829 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6856 • h 2063 • GC 4535 | |
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NGC 6856 is an asterism in the constellation Cygnus . It was discovered by John Herschel on September 24, 1829 while observing with an 18-inch reflector telescope.
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ SEDS : NGC 6856
- ↑ 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