NGC 6938

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Asterism
NGC 6938
Constellation Fox
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 20h 34m 42.5s
declination + 22 ° 12 ′ 53 ″
Further data
Angular expansion

8.0 '

distance

4075 ly (1250 pc)

history
discovery

John Herschel

Date of discovery

July 18, 1834

Catalog names
NGC  6938 • h 2082 • GC 4589 • H VIII 17
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NGC 6938 is an asterism in the constellation Vulpecula . It was discovered by John Herschel on July 18, 1834 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. SEDS : NGC 6938
  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