NGC 6397

Globular Cluster NGC 6397, class IX, in Ara

RA:: 17:40:42.09
Dec:: -53:40:27.6
Distance from Sun:: 7.5 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:: 19.6 kly
Apparent Diameter:: 15.8 arc min
Brightness:: 5.73 mag vis
Radial Velocity:: +18.8 +/- 0.1 km/s
Diameter:: ly
Abs. Mag:: -6.64 Mag vis

Discovered by Nicholas Louis de Lacaille in 1751-52.

More on NGC 6397 (SEDS Messier Database)
Catalog of Variable Stars in NGC 6397 (Christine Clement)

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