NGC 6709
Coordinates: 
18h 51m 18s, +10° 19′ 00″
18h 51m 18s, +10° 19′ 00″| NGC 6709 | |
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| Constellation | Aquila |
NGC 6709 is an open cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of Aquila, some 5° to the southwest of the star Zeta Aquilae.[4] It is situated toward the center of the galaxy[5] at a distance of 3,510 light-years.[2]
This cluster has a
core radius of NGC 6709 is 2.2 ly (0.68 pc) and the tidal radius 26.4 ly (8.08 pc).[2] It contains two Be stars and one of them is a shell star. There is one candidate red giant member.[5]
On the evening of November 13, 1984, David H. Levy discovered his first comet less than a degree from this cluster.[7]
Gallery
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Location diagram of NGC 6709
References
- ^ S2CID 208138247. A99.
- ^ .
- ^ "NGC 6709". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ISBN 9783709106266.
- ^ S2CID 34294008.
- ^ . 175.
- ^ Levy, David H. (2003). David Levy's Guide to Observing and Discovering Comets. Cambridge University Press. p. 52.
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