NGC 6366
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| NGC 6366 | |
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NGC 6366 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 17h 27m 44.3s |
| Declination | −05° 04′ 36″ |
| Helio radial velocity | −122±0.5 km/s |
| Type | XI |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 13.00 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.5 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -5.47 |
| Other designations | |
| GCL 65 | |
| References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/ | |
NGC 6366 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is designated as XI in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the German astronomer Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke on 12 April 1860. It is at a distance of 11,700 light years away from earth. [1][2][3][4][5]
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