NGC 6284

RA:

17:04:28.51

Dec:

-24:45:53.5

Distance from Sun:

49.9 kly

Distance from Galactic Center:

24.4 kly

Apparent Diameter:

5.6 arc min

Brightness:

8.83 mag vis

Radial Velocity:

27.5 +/- 1.7 km/s

Diameter:

ly

Abs. Mag:

-7.96 Mag vis

This globular cluster was discovered by William Herschel in 1784 and cataloged by him as H VI.11.

The image in this page was obtained by Martin Germano.

• Catalog of Variable Stars in NGC 6284 (Christine Clement)