NGC 6426
Globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus
NGC 6426 | |
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NGC 6426 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ophiuchus |
Right ascension | 17h 44m 54.7s[1] |
Declination | +3° 10′ 13″[1] |
Distance | 67.2 kly (20.6 kpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.01[2] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 4.20 |
Physical characteristics | |
Absolute magnitude | -5.38 |
Metallicity | = -2.15[3] dex |
Other designations | Cr 346, GCL 76 |
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters |
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][4][5]
See also
- List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
- List of NGC objects
References
- ^ a b c "Object No. 1 - NGC 6426". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6426". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "GGCs database: globular cluster NGC 6426". A galactic globular clusters database.
- ^ "The globular cluster NGC 6426". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "NGC 6426 (= GCL 76)". cseligman.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
External links
- Media related to NGC 6426 at Wikimedia Commons
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Astronomical catalogs
- NGC 6421
- NGC 6422
- NGC 6423
- NGC 6424
- NGC 6425
- NGC 6426
- NGC 6427
- NGC 6428
- NGC 6429
- NGC 6430
- NGC 6431
- Collinder 342
- Collinder 343
- Collinder 344
- Collinder 345
- Collinder 346
- Collinder 347
- Collinder 348
- Collinder 349
- Collinder 350
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