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Also known as New General Catalogue 6453

globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius

Wikidata facts

Instance of
globular cluster
Constellation
Scorpius
Image
NGC 6453 hst 11628 R555B438.png
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apparent magnitude
9.016
catalog code
[KPS2012] MWSC 2722
Commons category
NGC 6453
discoverer or inventor
John Frederick William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1837-06-08
right ascension
267.715708
declination
-34.598639
epoch
J2000.0
radial velocity
-83.7
metallicity
-1.57
right ascension component of proper motion
0.60
declination component of proper motion
1.03
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