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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
OpC
Distance
6,969 light-years
Redshift
z = 0.0000645133769991979
Coordinates
RA 279.1250° · Dec -8.1939°
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
star cluster
Constellation
Scutum
Image
NGC 6664 PanS.jpg
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declination
-7.8133
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
epoch
J2000.0
time of discovery or invention
1784-06-16
catalog code
[KPS2012] MWSC 2962
apparent magnitude
7.8
Commons category
NGC 6664
right ascension
279.1542
radial velocity
18.6
right ascension component of proper motion
-0.03
declination component of proper motion
-3.42

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