NGC 6950
| Asterism | |
|---|---|
| NGC 6950 | |
| Constellation | dolphin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 20h 41m 05.6s |
| declination | + 16 ° 37 ′ 20 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Angular expansion |
5.0 ' |
| distance |
3500 ly (1070 pc) |
| history | |
| discovery |
Wilhelm Herschel |
| Date of discovery |
October 15, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6950 • h 2085 • GC 4597 • H VIII 23 | |
| Aladin previewer | |
NGC 6950 is an asterism in the constellation Dolphin . It was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on October 15, 1784 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ SEDS : NGC 6950
- ↑ 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