Globular Cluster NGC 6760

NGC 6749 + NGC 6760
NGC 6749 + NGC 6760: Globular clusters NGC 6749 (top right) and NGC 6760 (bottom left). Section of DSS2 [147]

History

This globular cluster was discovered on 30 March 1845 by the British astronomer John Russell Hind using a 7" refractor. [277]

Physical Properties

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Designation NGC 6760
Type GCL (IX)
Right Ascension (J2000.0) 19h 11m 12.1s
Declination (J2000.0) +01° 01' 52"
Diameter 9.6 arcmin
Visual magnitude 9.0 mag
Metric Distance 7.400 kpc
Dreyer Description pB, pL, vglbM (Auw. 44)
Identification, Remarks GC 4473; GCL 109

Finder Chart

The globular cluster NGC 6760 can be found in constellation Aquila. Only 1° 43' towards northwest you can find another globular cluster: NGC 6749. The best time for observation is in the months June to September.

Finder Chart Globular Cluster NGC 6760
Globular Cluster NGC 6760 in constellation Aquila. Charts created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. Limiting magnitudes: Constellation chart ~6.5 mag, DSS2 close-ups ~20 mag. [149, 160]

Objects Within a Radius of 10°

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