NGC 6544 (other designations GCL 87 , ESO 521-SC28 ) is a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius .
| NGC 6544 | |
|---|---|
| Star cluster | |
 | |
| Research history | |
| Discoverer | William Herschel |
| opening date | May 22, 1784 |
| Designations | NGC 6544 , GCL 87 , ESO 521-SC28 |
| Observational data ( Epoch J2000.0 ) | |
| Type of | Type V globular cluster |
| Right ascension | |
| Declination | |
| Distance | |
| Visible magnitude (V) | 7.5 |
| Visible dimensions (V) | 9.2 ' |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | |
This object is one of those listed in the original edition of the New General Catalog .
See also
- List of Messier Objects
- New shared directory
Links
- Information in English and French from the original New Shared Catalog
- Information (English) from the Revised “New Common Directory”
- SIMBAD (eng.)
- VizieR (eng.)
- NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database (English)
- List of publications dedicated to NGC 6544
- 2 1 2 Harris W. E. E. Miller Way clusters in the Milky Way // Astron. J. / J. G. III - IOP Publishing , 1996. - Vol. 112, Iss. 4. - P. 1487–1488. - ISSN 0004-6256 ; 1538-3881 - doi: 10.1086 / 118116