NGC 6859
| Asterism | |
|---|---|
| NGC 6859 | |
| Constellation | Eagle |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 20h 03m 49.5s |
| declination | + 00 ° 26 ′ 41 ″ |
| Further data | |
| distance |
4350 ly (1335 pc) |
| Number of stars |
3 |
| history | |
| discovery |
George Bond |
| Date of discovery |
November 24, 1852 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6859 • | |
| Aladin previewer | |
In the NGC catalog, NGC 6859 denotes three apparently close together stars in the constellation Aquila . The catalog entry goes back to an observation by the astronomer George Phillips Bond on November 24, 1852.
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ 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