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EntityQ1147770· pop 26

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
OpC
Distance
10,555 light-years
Redshift
z = 0.00004216339050877593
Coordinates
RA 292.6508° · Dec 20.2619°
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
open cluster
Constellation
Vulpecula
Image
Ngc 6802 ver.jpg
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Commons category
NGC 6802
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1784-07-11
catalog code
[KPS2012] MWSC 3134
apparent magnitude
8.8
right ascension
292.6500
declination
20.25944
radial velocity
12.4
epoch
J2000.0
metallicity
0.10
right ascension component of proper motion
2.79
declination component of proper motion
-2.83

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