NGC 6235

Globular Cluster NGC 6235, class X, in Ophiuchus

[NGC 6235, M. Germano]

RA:
16:53:25.31
Dec:
-22:10:38.8
Distance from Sun:
37.5 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
13.7 kly
Apparent Diameter:
5.0 arc min
Brightness:
9.97 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
+87.3 +/- 3.4 km/s
Diameter:
ly
Abs. Mag:
-6.29 Mag vis
Discovered by William Herschel on May 24, 1786.

Globular cluster NGC 6235 was discovered by William Herschel in 1786 and cataloged as H II.584.

The image in our page was obtained by Martin Germano.



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