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Globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus

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Instance of
globular cluster
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Image
Stargazing in NGC 6355 (potw2301a).tiff
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Commons category
NGC 6355
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1784-05-24
catalog code
[KPS2012] MWSC 2586
apparent magnitude
6.908
right ascension
260.994375
declination
-26.353417
epoch
J2000.0
radial velocity
-176.9
metallicity
-1.42
right ascension component of proper motion
-9.08
declination component of proper motion
-3.72

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