NGC 6284

NGC 6284
NGC 6284 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	17^h 04^m 28.7^s
Declination	−24° 45′ 52″
Helio radial velocity	27.5±1.7 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	8.9
Absolute magnitude (V)	-7.96
Characteristics
Type	IX
Apparent size (V)	6.20
Other designations
GCL 53 and ESO 518-SC9
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/

NGC 6284 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is designated as IX in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the German-born British astronomer William Herschel on 22 May 1784. It is at a distance of 49,900 light years away from earth.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

See also

• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
• List of NGC objects

References

1. "Object No. 1 - NGC 6284". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
2. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6284". Seds. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
3. "NGC 6284 (= GCL 53)". cseligman. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
4. "NGC 6284". Seds. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
5. "The globular cluster NGC 6284". In-the-sky. Retrieved 3 October 2015.