NGC 6760

RA:

19:11:12.01

Dec:

+01:01:49.7

Distance from Sun:

24.1 kly

Distance from Galactic Center:

15.6 kly

Apparent Diameter:

13.0 arc min

Brightness:

8.88 mag vis

Radial Velocity:

-27.5 +/- 6.3 km/s

Diameter:

ly

Abs. Mag:

-7.84 Mag vis

This globular cluster was discovered on March 30, 1845 by John Russell Hind. John Herschel included it in his General Catalogue as GC 4473, which became NGC 6760 in J.L.E. Dreyer's catalog.

The image in this page was obtained by Martin Germano - [hi-res version].

• Catalog of Variable Stars in NGC 6760 (Christine Clement)