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EntityQ1146976· pop 27· linked from 341 articles

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Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 6664 is referenced by 341 other articles, and connects out to Lagoon Nebula, open cluster and North America Nebula.

It sits within the topics Astronomical objects discovered in 1784, Discoveries by William Herschel and NGC objects.

Its subject is documented across 26 Wikipedia language editions.

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
OpC
Distance
6,969 light-years
Redshift
z = 0.0000645133769991979
Coordinates
RA 279.1250° · Dec -8.1939°
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
star cluster
Constellation
Scutum
Image
NGC 6664 PanS.jpg
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declination
-7.8133
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
epoch
J2000.0
time of discovery or invention
1784-06-16
catalog code
[KPS2012] MWSC 2962
apparent magnitude
7.8
Commons category
NGC 6664
right ascension
279.1542
radial velocity
18.6
right ascension component of proper motion
-0.03
declination component of proper motion
-3.42

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