NGC 6717
| NGC 6717 | |
|---|---|
Cr 395, ESO 523-14, GCl 105[1] | |
NGC 6717 (also known as Palomar 9) is a
Palomar Globular Clusters group. Palomar 9 was discovered by William Herschel on August 7, 1784. It is located about 7,300 parsecs away from Earth.[2]
The globular cluster, which has an apparent magnitude of 9.28 and diameter of 9.9 arcminutes, is located just south of the star ν2 Sagittarii. The bright star region on the north-eastern edge has the separate designation IC 4802.
References
- ^ a b c "NGC 6717". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ S2CID 239998638.
- ^ Frommert, Hartmut. "NGC 6717, Palomar 9". seds.org. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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