NGC 6603 (central cluster often associated)
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NGC 6603 is a compact open star cluster located within the Sagittarius Star Cloud in the constellation Sagittarius.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NGC 6603 (central cluster often associated) canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | open star cluster ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
C 1815-182
ⓘ
OCL 44 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | ~5 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentBrightness | faint ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~11.4 ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Sagittarius Star Cloud field ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenInMonth | July ⓘ |
| catalog |
New General Catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
open cluster catalogues ⓘ |
| clusterType | compact open cluster ⓘ |
| contains |
giant stars
ⓘ
main-sequence stars ⓘ |
| declination | −18° 25′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1784 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~1.7 kiloparsecs
ⓘ
~5500 light-years ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | ~−2° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | ~7° ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
M24 (Sagittarius Star Cloud)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milky Way ⓘ Sagittarius Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagittarius Star Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Sagittarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Galactic bulge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 18h 18m ⓘ |
| skyLocation | near the center of M24 ⓘ |
| visibleWith | medium amateur telescope ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.