NGC 6355
Globular Cluster NGC 6355,
in Ophiuchus
- RA:
- 17:23:58.59
- Dec:
- -26:21:12.3
- Distance from Sun:
- 30.0 kly
- Distance from Galactic Center:
- 4.6 kly
- Apparent Diameter:
- 15.2 arc min
- Brightness:
- 9.14 mag vis
- Radial Velocity:
- -176.9 +/- 7.1 km/s
- Diameter:
- ly
- Abs. Mag:
- -8.07 Mag vis
Discovered by William Herschel on May 24, 1784.
Globular cluster NGC 6355 was discovered by William Herschel in 1784 and
cataloged as H I.46.
The image in this page was obtained by
Martin Germano.
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