Messier 71

Globular Cluster M 71 (NGC 6838), class X-XI, in Sagitta

[M 71 image]

RA:
19:53:46.1
Dec:
+18:46:42
Distance from Sun:
13.0 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
21.9 kly
Apparent Diameter:
7.2 arc min
Brightness:
8.19 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
Diameter:
Abs. Mag:
Discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745-46.
Independently rediscovered by Johann Gottfried Koehler between 1772 and 1779.
Independently rediscovered by Pierre Méchain on June 28, 1780.


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