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Globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius

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Instance of
galaxy
Constellation
Sagittarius
Image
NGC 6642 potw1150a.tif
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Commons category
NGC 6642
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1784-08-07
catalog code
[KPS2012] MWSC 2941
apparent magnitude
8.152
right ascension
277.975958
declination
-23.476139
epoch
J2000.0
radial velocity
-57.2
metallicity
-1.20
right ascension component of proper motion
0.06
declination component of proper motion
-7.33
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