NGC 6858

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Asterism
NGC 6858
Constellation Eagle
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 20h 02m 59.4s
declination + 11 ° 15 ′ 34 ″
Further data
Angular expansion

5.0 '

distance

4300 ly (1310 pc)

history
discovery

John Herschel

Date of discovery

July 29, 1829

Catalog names
NGC  6858 • h 2061 • GC 4537
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NGC 6858 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 6858
  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