NGC 6864

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NGC 6864 is a dense globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its rich stellar population and classification as Messier 75 in Charles Messier’s catalog.

All labels observed (1)

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NGC 6864 canonical 4

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf globular star cluster
absoluteMagnitudeV −8.5
age ~13 billion years
alsoKnownAs M75
Messier 75
angularSize 6.8 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeRange 8–9
apparentMagnitudeV 8.6
belongsTo Galactic globular cluster system
bestSeenFromHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
bestSeenInSeason summer
catalog New General Catalogue
concentrationClass I
coreConcentration high
declination −21° 55′ 17″
discoveredBy Pierre Méchain
discoveryYear 1780
distanceFromEarth ~20.7 kiloparsecs
~67,500 light-years
galacticLatitude −25.75°
galacticLongitude 12.18°
hasAlternativeDesignation GCl 116
Melotte 222
hasCentralDensity very high
hasRichStellarPopulation true
hasStellarPopulation Population II stars
hostGalaxy Milky Way
includedInCatalog Messier catalogue
NGC catalogue
isDenseCluster true
isNotableFor classification as Messier 75
high central concentration
rich stellar population
locatedIn Milky Way
Milky Way halo
locatedInConstellation Sagittarius
mass several hundred thousand solar masses
messierNumber 75
metallicityFeH −1.29
observedInWavelength infrared
optical
radialVelocity ~−190 km/s
rightAscension 20h 06m 05s
shapleySawyerClass I
skyLocation near the border of Sagittarius and Capricornus
visibleWith small telescope

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Messier 75 otherName NGC 6864
M75 alsoKnownAs NGC 6864
M75 catalogDesignation NGC 6864
GCl 117 hasAlternativeName NGC 6864