NGC 6355
Globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus
NGC 6355 | |
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NGC 6355 seen by Hubble's ACS and WFC3. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ophiuchus |
Right ascension | 17h 23m 58.6s |
Declination | −26° 21′ 12″ |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.6 |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 4.20 |
Physical characteristics | |
Absolute magnitude | -8.07 |
Other designations | Cr 330, GCL 63 and ESO 519-SC15 |
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters |
NGC 6355 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is designated as GCL in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the German-born British astronomer William Herschel on 24 May 1784. It is at a distance of 31,000 light years away from Earth.[1][2][3][4][5]
See also
- List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
- List of NGC objects
References
- ^ "Object No. 1 - NGC 6355". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6355". Seds. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "NGC 6355 (= GCL 63)". cseligman. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "NGC 6355". Seds. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "The globular cluster NGC 6355". In-the-sky. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
External links
- Media related to NGC 6355 at Wikimedia Commons
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Astronomical catalogs
- Collinder 326
- Collinder 327
- Collinder 328
- Collinder 329
- Collinder 330
- Collinder 331
- Collinder 332
- Collinder 333
- Collinder 334
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