openCluster NGC 6664

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OpenCluster NGC 6664 is an open star cluster located within the constellation Scutum, composed of a loose grouping of gravitationally bound young stars.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
openCluster NGC 6664 canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object ⓘ
open star cluster ⓘ
star cluster ⓘ
age young stellar cluster ⓘ
angularDiameter ~16′ ⓘ
apparentMagnitude ~8.9 ⓘ
apparentSize ~16 arcminutes ⓘ
bestSeenIn small telescope ⓘ
bestViewingSeason northern summer ⓘ
binding gravitationally bound ⓘ
catalog NGC ⓘ
catalogNumber 6664 ⓘ
celestialHemisphere southern sky ⓘ
clusterStructure loose grouping ⓘ
contains B-type stars ⓘ
main-sequence stars ⓘ
declination −08° 13′ ⓘ
discoveredBy William Herschel ⓘ
discoveryDate 18th century ⓘ
discoveryMethod optical telescope observation ⓘ
distanceFromEarth ~1.9 kiloparsecs ⓘ
~6200 light-years ⓘ
galacticObjectType open cluster ⓘ
hasAlternativeName C 1833-082 ⓘ
OCL 77 ⓘ
isInConstellationFamily Hercules family ⓘ
isPartOf Milky Way ⓘ
locatedIn Milky Way disk ⓘ
linked to: Milky Way

Scutum star field ⓘ
linked to: Scutum Star Cloud
locatedInConstellation Scutum ⓘ
objectClass open cluster of the Milky Way ⓘ
observedIn optical wavelengths ⓘ
rightAscension 18h 36m ⓘ
skyLocationReference New General Catalogue ⓘ
stellarPopulation young stars ⓘ
visibleFrom Earth ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scutum → contains → openCluster NGC 6664 ⓘ