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NGC 6494

NGC 6494
Object NGC 6494 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

M23, NGC6494 - open cluster of stars in the constellation Sagittarii
Type: III1m -
The angular dimensions: 25.00'
magnitude: V=5.5m;
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 17h56m56s; Dec= -19°0'42"
The distance from the Sun to NGC 6494: 2.15 thousand light years;
Other names of the object NGC 6494 : M 23, OCL 30, ESO 589-SC22

Nearby objects: NGC 6493A, NGC 6493, NGC 6495, NGC 6496

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