NGC 6760
Globular Cluster NGC 6760, class X,
in Aquila
- 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
Discovered in 1845 by Hind.
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.
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