NGC 6426

NGC 6426

NGC 6426 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension 17h 44m 54.7s
Declination +3° 10′ 13″
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.9
Absolute magnitude (V) -5.38
Characteristics
Type IX
Apparent size (V) 4.20
Other designations
GCL 76
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/, https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC6426

NGC 6426 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is designated IX in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the British astronomer William Herschel on 3 June 1786. It is at a distance of 67,500 light years away from earth.[1][2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Object No. 1 - NGC 6426". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "The globular cluster NGC 6426". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "NGC 6426 (= GCL 76)". cseligman.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6426". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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