NGC 6453
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 6453, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 6453
h 3708, GC 4336, C 1748-346, GCl 79
| Type | Globular Cluster |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 10.2 |
| Size | 3.5' |
| Right Ascension | 17h 50' 51.6" (2000) |
| Declination | 34° 35' 60" S |
| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Description | Cl, iR, pmbM, r |
| Classification | IV |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Aug 13, 2020 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
Good sized, about 5' in diameter, faint, almost lost in the outskirts of M7, decent core, not resolved
Andrew Cooper
Aug 11, 2018 Kaʻohe, Mauna Kea, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" GyPSy @ 233x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
Small, faint, unresolved, not particularly concentrated at the core
Other Data Sources for NGC 6453
Nearby objects for NGC 6453
17 objects found within 60'
| Barnard 283 | Barnard 287 | HD 162391 |
| HD 162586 | HD 162587 | HD 162611 |
| Messier 7 | NGC 6437 | NGC 6444 |
| NGC 6455 | PK355-3.1 | PK355-3.3 |
| PK355-4.1 | PK355-4.2 | PK356-3.1 |
| PK356-3.3 | PK356-4.1 |
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NGC 6453