NGC 6717
NGC 6717 is a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, which was discovered by William Herschel on August 7, 1784. It is located of 7100 parsecs away from Earth.
| NGC 6717 | |
|---|---|
 HST image of NGC 6717 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Right ascension | 18h 55m 06.04s[1] |
| Declination | −22° 42′ 05.3″[1] |
| Distance | 23.1 kly (7.1 kpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +9.28[2] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | NGC 6717, Cr 395, ESO 523-14, GCl 105[1] |
The globular cluster, which has an apparent magnitude of 9.28 and diameter of 9.9 arcminutes. Is located just south of the star ν2 Sagittarii. The bright star region on the north-eastern edge has the separate designation IC 4802.
References
- "NGC 6717". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- "NGC 6717, Palomar 9". Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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