NGC 6355

Globular Cluster NGC 6355, in Ophiuchus

[NGC 6355, M. Germano]

RA:
17:23:58.59
Dec:
-26:21:12.3
Distance from Sun:
30.0 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
4.6 kly
Apparent Diameter:
15.2 arc min
Brightness:
9.14 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
-176.9 +/- 7.1 km/s
Diameter:
ly
Abs. Mag:
-8.07 Mag vis
Discovered by William Herschel on May 24, 1784.

Globular cluster NGC 6355 was discovered by William Herschel in 1784 and cataloged as H I.46.

The image in this page was obtained by Martin Germano.



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