[NGC 6553 image] Image by Martin Germano

NGC 6553

Globular star cluster in Sagittarius

Dreyer's description: glob. cl. , F, L, lE, vglbM, rr, st 20

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    Right Ascension: 18 : 09.3 (hours : minutes)
    Declination: -25 : 54 (degrees : minutes)
    Apparent Magnitude: 8.3
    Apparent Diameter: 8.1 (arc minutes)

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