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EntityQ1146864· pop 25

open cluster in Sagittarius

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
OpC
Distance
6,007 light-years
Redshift
z = -0.000011774743238213148
Coordinates
RA 278.1579° · Dec -16.9181°
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
open cluster
Constellation
Sagittarius
Image
NGC 6645.jpg
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Commons category
NGC 6645
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1786-06-27
catalog code
[KPS2012] MWSC 2946
apparent magnitude
8.5
right ascension
278.1300
declination
-16.9100
epoch
J2000.0
right ascension component of proper motion
1.32
declination component of proper motion
-2.48

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