NGC 6904
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Fox |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 20 h 21 m 48.1 s |
| declination | + 25 ° 44 ′ 29 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | OCl / StGrp? |
| Angular expansion | 3 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 4400 ly (1355 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | August 18, 1828 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6904 • GC 4571 • h 2074 • | |
NGC 6904 is an open star cluster or asterism in the constellation Vulpecula .
The object was discovered on August 18, 1828 by John Herschel .
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ a b SEDS: NGC 6904
- ↑ 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