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globular cluster

Wikidata facts

Instance of
galaxy
Constellation
Hercules
Distance from Earth
95600
Image
NGC6229 - SDSS DR14 (panorama).jpg
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epoch
J2000.0
radial velocity
-154.2
Commons category
NGC 6229
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1787-05-12
catalog code
[KPS2012] MWSC 2460
metallicity
-1.43
apparent magnitude
9.489
right ascension
251.7443375
declination
47.5267722
absolute magnitude
-7.98
right ascension component of proper motion
3.95
declination component of proper motion
-2.60

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