NGC 6664
E522148
NGC 6664 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Scutum, notable for its grouping of young stars within the Milky Way.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | open star cluster ⓘ |
| age | tens of millions of years (approximate) ⓘ |
| angularSize | ~16 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~8.9 ⓘ |
| appearsIn | star charts of constellation Scutum ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenInSeason | northern summer ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialHemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| contains |
giant stars
ⓘ
main-sequence stars ⓘ young stars ⓘ |
| declination | −08° (approximate) ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | John Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~2500 parsecs
ⓘ
~8000 light-years ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
C 1833-083
ⓘ
OCL 75 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGalacticObjectType | open cluster ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation | Population I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMemberOf | Milky Way open cluster population ⓘ |
| isPartOf | New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTargetFor |
amateur astronomers
ⓘ
stellar evolution studies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galactic disk
ⓘ
Milky Way ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Scutum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical wavelength ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 18h 36m (approximate) ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
mid-northern latitudes
ⓘ
southern latitudes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Scutum