Messier 71
Globular Cluster M 71 (NGC 6838), class X-XI,
in Sagitta
- RA:
- 19:53:46.49
- Dec:
- +18:46:45.1
- Distance from Sun:
- 13.0 kly
- Distance from Galactic Center:
- 21.8 kly
- Apparent Diameter:
- 7.2 arc min
- Brightness:
- 8.19 mag vis
- Radial Velocity:
- -22.8 +/- 0.2 km/s
- Diameter:
- ly
- Abs. Mag:
- -5.61 Mag vis
Discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745-46.
Independently rediscovered by Johann Gottfried Koehler between 1772 and 1779.
Independently rediscovered by Pierre Méchain on June 28, 1780.
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