NGC 6426

Globular Cluster NGC 6426, class IX, in Ophiuchus

[NGC 6426 image]

RA:
17:44:54.65
Dec:
+03:10:12.5
Distance from Sun:
67.2 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
46.9 kly
Apparent Diameter:
13.2 arc min
Brightness:
11.01 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
-162.0 +/- 23.0 km/s
Diameter:
ly
Abs. Mag:
-6.67 Mag vis
Discovered by William Herschel on June 3, 1786.

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The image in this page was obtained by Martin Germano with an 8" f/5 Newtonian reflector and ST-8XME self-guided CCD camera and Red filter, exposed 200 minutes.

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