NGC 6684
Spiral Galaxy NGC 6684, type SBb,
in Pavo
Former Globular Cluster Candidate GCL 102
- RA:
- 18 : 49.0
- Dec:
- -65 : 11
- Distance from Sun:
-
- Distance from Galactic Center:
-
- Apparent Diameter:
- 3.7 x 2.7 arc min
- Brightness:
- 10.5 mag
- Radial Velocity:
- + 688 km/s
- Diameter:
-
- Abs. Mag:
-
Helen Sawyer Hogg (1947) lists this object as a globular cluster, while
actually it is a barred spiral galaxy. It is also listed as globular cluster,
GCL 102, by Ruprecht et.al. (1983).
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