NGC 6453
Globular Cluster NGC 6453, class IV,
in Scorpius
- RA:
- 17:50:51.70
- Dec:
- -34:35:57.0
- Distance from Sun:
- 37.8 kly
- Distance from Galactic Center:
- 12.1 kly
- Apparent Diameter:
- 21.5 arc min
- Brightness:
- 10.08 mag vis
- Radial Velocity:
- -83.7 +/- 8.3 km/s
- Diameter:
- ly
- Abs. Mag:
- -7.22 Mag vis
Discovered by John Herschel on June 8, 1837.
This globular was discovered by John Herschel on June 8, 1837 from the Cape of
Good Hope and cataloged as h 3708.
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