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EntityQ1146472· pop 17

unknown object in the constellation Sagittarius

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
OpC
Distance
4,979 light-years
Redshift
z = -0.00006671059388796419
Coordinates
RA 272.6592° · Dec -16.7400°
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
open cluster
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
3400
Image
NGC 6561 PanS.jpg
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right ascension
272.6250
declination
-16.7250
radial velocity
-20.0
epoch
J2000.0
catalog code
[KPS2012] MWSC 2834
time of discovery or invention
1786-06-27
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
right ascension component of proper motion
0.02
declination component of proper motion
0.02

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