NGC 6229
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| NGC 6229 | |
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NGC 6229 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 16h 46m 58.8s |
| Declination | +47° 31′ 40″ |
| Redshift | 100 |
| Type | GC(v)B |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 4.50 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.4 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -8.06 |
| Other designations | |
| GCL 47 | |
| References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/, The NGC/IC Project | |
NGC 6229 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Hercules. It is designated as GC(v)B in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the British astronomer William Herschel on 12 May 1787. NGC 6229 is located at about 100,000 light years away from earth.[1][2][3][4]
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