NGC 6530

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/NGC_6530
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:age 2 million years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 7.0
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Lagoon_Nebula
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Sagittarius
gptkbp:contains young stars
gptkbp:declination -24° 21′ 00″
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Giovanni_Battista_Hodierna
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1654
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 4,300 light-years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 6530
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Sagittarius
gptkbp:otherDesignation gptkb:Collinder_362
gptkb:Melotte_201
gptkb:OCL_22
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:rightAscension 18h 04m 24s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Orion_Arm
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5